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Harpax

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae

Taxonomy
Harpax was named by Parkinson (1811). Its type is Harpax parkinsoni.

It was reranked as Plicatula (Harpax) by Parkinson (1811), Aberhan (1998).

It was assigned to Plicatula by Parkinson (1811), Aberhan (1998); to Ostreoida by Yin and McRoberts (2006); and to Plicatulidae by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species
H. kolymica, H. parkinsoni (type species), H. rapa, H. simplex
Species lacking formal opinion data
H. auricola, H. spinosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1811Harpax Parkinson
1811Plicatula (Harpax) Parkinson
1998Plicatula (Harpax) Aberhan p. 91
2006Harpax Yin and McRoberts
2014Harpax Ros-Franch et al.

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—AnomioideiGray 1854
—DimyoiteiRidewood 1903
superfamilyPlicatuloideaGray 1857
familyPlicatulidaeWatson 1930
genusHarpaxParkinson 1811

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. †Harpax Parkinson 1811
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†Harpax kolymica Polubotko 1966
†Harpax parkinsoni Bronn 1824
†Harpax rapa Bayle and Coquand 1851
†Harpax simplex Milova 1976
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height422.717.228.923.24.99

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:05:13
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:05:13
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Early/Lower Toarcian or 227.30000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Plicatula kolymica (98283)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Russian Federation Plicatula kolymica (39315)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Russian Federation H. sp. (214916)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.4 - 199.5France H. spinosus (39215)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (Yukon) H. spinosus (34240)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Russian Federation H. nodosus (39316)
Hettangian201.4 - 199.5Canada (Northwest Territories) H. sp. (34185)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5France H. spinosus (39379)
Planorbis201.4 - 199.5China (Tibet) H. sp. A, H. sp. B (75221)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Chile Plicatula rapa (95099 95444 95546)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Russian Federation H. sp., H. simplex (39319) H. spinosus, H. laevigatus, H. subcircularis, H. sp., H. simplex (39318)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Plicatula rapa (53100)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Plicatula rapa (34085 34088)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Plicatula rapa (53187 53380)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Neuquen) Plicatula rapa (10701)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Chile Plicatula rapa (33664 35438 35439)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Neuquen) H. rapa (36896)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Germany (Bavaria) H. spinosus (224862)
Margaritatus192.9 - 184.2Chile Plicatula rapa (95068)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Neuquen) H. rapa (33860 36915 36916) Plicatula rapa (33819 33841 33842)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (Yukon) H. laevigatus (34183)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Argentina (Mendoza) H. rapa (33718 33732) Plicatula rapa (33720 33745 33750) Plicatula rapa, H. rapa (33780 33782)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2Germany H. spinosus (159446 228498)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Argentina (Mendoza) H. rapa (36892)
Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Argentina (Mendoza) H. rapa (36929)
Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Argentina (Neuquen) H. rapa (36930 36931 36932)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Argentina (Neuquen) Plicatula rapa (33853 33855)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian192.9 - 174.7Argentina (Mendoza) Plicatula rapa (33746)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Aalenian192.9 - 170.9New Zealand Plicatula rapa (38932)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain (Teruel) H. auricola (211170 211171 211172 211173 211174 211178 211179 211184 211185 211192) Plicatula rapa (211195)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Spain Plicatula rapa (25215 26335)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Portugal (Coimbra) H. auricola (211005 211035 211044 211046 211055 211059 211062 211064 211065)