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Swiftopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Swiftopecten was named by Hertlein (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Pecten (Swiftopecten) by Hertlein (1935), Faustman (1964); it was reranked as Chlamys (Swiftopecten) by MacNeil (1967), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984), Kafanov et al. (2001).

It was assigned to Pecten by Hertlein (1935), Faustman (1964); to Pectinidae by Adegoke (1967), Moore (1984); to Chlamys by MacNeil (1967), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984), Kafanov et al. (2001); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Chlamydini by Sherratt et al. (2016).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2014-12-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Pecten (Swiftopecten) Hertlein
1935Swiftopecten Hertlein
1964Pecten (Swiftopecten) Faustman p. 116
1967Swiftopecten Adegoke p. 337
1967Chlamys (Swiftopecten) MacNeil p. 11
1984Chlamys (Swiftopecten) Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 98
1984Swiftopecten Moore p. B58
2001Chlamys (Swiftopecten) Kafanov et al.
2002Swiftopecten Sepkoski
2016Swiftopecten Sherratt et al.

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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
subfamilyPectininaeWilkes 1810
tribeChlamydinivon Teppner 1922
genusSwiftopectenHertlein 1935

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. Swiftopecten Hertlein 1935
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Invalid names: Chlamys swiftii Bernardi 1858 [synonym]
Swiftopecten hamlini Arnold 1906
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Invalid names: Pecten (Chlamys) wattsi Arnold 1906 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pecten (Chlamys) wattsi morani Arnold 1906 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available