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Chlamys (Swiftopecten) swifti

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Swiftopecten swifti was named by Bernardi (1858) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic-Recent; North Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was corrected as Swiftopecten swiftii by O'Hara and Nemoto (1988); it was recombined as Chlamys (Swiftopecten) swifti by Kafanov et al. (2001).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Swiftopecten swifti Bernardi
1858Pecten swiftii Bernardi p. 90 figs. pl. 1, fig. 1
1931Pecten (Pallium) swiftii Grant, IV and Gale p. 171
1934Chlamys swiftii Kinoshita and Isahaya
1988Swiftopecten swiftii O'Hara and Nemoto
2001Chlamys (Swiftopecten) swifti Kafanov et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusChlamysRöding 1798
subgenusSwiftopecten(Hertlein 1935)
speciesswifti(Bernardi 1858)

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.

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Invalid names: Chlamys swiftii Kinoshita and Isahaya 1934 [synonym], Pecten swiftii Bernardi 1858 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:06:05
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:19:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Tortonian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 11.62000 to 0.12900 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 7.246 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Hokkaido) Swiftopecten swiftii (171580)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation Chlamys swifti (49978)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation Chlamys swifti (70472)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation Chlamys swifti (49976 70469)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Pecten swiftii (96886) Swiftopecten swifti (194688 194689)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) Swiftopecten swiftii (52229)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) Swiftopecten swiftii (62295)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Alaska) Chlamys swifti (187024)