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Argopecten invalidus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten invalidus was named by Hanna (1924). Its type specimen is CAS 8, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Plagioctenium) invalidus by Jordan and Hertlein (1926); it was recombined as Pecten (Aequipecten) deserti invalidus by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Chlamys (Argopecten) invalida by Hertlein and Grant (1972); it was recombined as Argopecten invalidus by Moore (1984), Squires et al. (2006).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Pecten (Plagioctenium) cooperi Arnold p. 124
1924Pecten invalidus Hanna p. 177
1924Pecten invalidus hanna p. 177
1926Pecten (Plagioctenium) invalidus Jordan and Hertlein p. 441
1931Pecten (Aequipecten) deserti invalidus Grant, IV and Gale p. 213 figs. Plate 5, Figures 5a, 5b, 5c, 6a, 66, 6c
1972Chlamys (Argopecten) invalida Hertlein and Grant pp. 200-201
1984Argopecten invalidus Moore p. B37 figs. Plate 10, figure 5
2006Argopecten invalidus Squires et al. p. 11 figs. Figures 15, 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusArgopectenMonterosato 1889
speciesinvalidus()

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.

Argopecten invalidus Hanna 1924
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Invalid names: Pecten (Plagioctenium) cooperi Arnold 1906 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available