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Aequipecten radians

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten radians was named by Nyst and Westendorp (1839) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Northern Europe.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Chlamys radians by Roger (1939); it was recombined as Pecten (Aequipecten) radians by Glibert (1945); it was recombined as Chlamys (Aequipecten) radians by Glibert (1957); it was recombined as Lyropecten (Aequipecten) radians by Glibert and van de Poel (1965); it was recombined as Aequipecten radians by Lozano-Francisco and Vera-Pélaez (1995) and Marquet and Dijkstra (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1839Pecten radians Nyst and Westendorp p. 15 figs. pl. 3, fig. 11
1939Chlamys radians Roger p. 134
1945Pecten (Aequipecten) radians Glibert p. 65
1957Chlamys (Aequipecten) radians Glibert p. 27
1965Lyropecten (Aequipecten) radians Glibert and van de Poel p. 27
1995Aequipecten radians Lozano-Francisco and Vera-Pélaez p. 26
2000Aequipecten radians Marquet and Dijkstra p. 42

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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
subfamilyChlamydinaevon Teppner 1922
genusAequipectenFischer 1886
speciesradians(Nyst and Westendorp 1839)

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.

Aequipecten radians Nyst and Westendorp 1839
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:17:08
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:17:08
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.44000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Chlamys radians (59265 65395)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France (Aquitaine Region) Chlamys radians (31316)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Chlamys radians (72244 72253)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Italy (Pordenone) Chlamys radians (37366)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Belgium Aequipecten radians (86801 86802)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Greece Aequipecten radians (72316 72317) Chlamys radians (72318)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Belgium Aequipecten radians (76982)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Belgium Aequipecten radians (86803)