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Cyclopecten (Pectinella)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Discussion

WoRMS claims extant

Taxonomy
Pectinella was named by Verrill (1897). It is extant.

It was reranked as Cyclopecten (Pectinella) by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Cyclopecten by Cox et al. (1969); and to Entoliidae by Galli (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2025-05-15; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-11-24

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Pectinella Verrill
1969Cyclopecten (Pectinella) Cox et al.
2013Pectinella Galli

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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)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954
genusCyclopectenVerrill 1897
subgenusPectinella(Verrill 1897)

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.

Subg. Cyclopecten (Pectinella) Verrill 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available