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Ciclopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Ciclopecten was named by Seguenza (1877) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio; Recent [Hendy]]. It is extant. Its type is Ciclopecten peloritanus.

It was assigned to Camptonectinae by Coan et al. (2000); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
C. neoceanicus, C. peloritanus (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Ciclopecten Seguenza
2000Ciclopecten Coan et al. pp. 227, 228
2002Ciclopecten Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyCamptonectinaeHabe 1977
genusCiclopectenSeguenza 1877

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Ciclopecten Seguenza 1877
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Ciclopecten peloritanus Seguenza 1877
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available