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Flabellipecten fraterculus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten fraterculus was named by Sowerby in Smith (1841) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene-Recent; Mediterranean.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Pecten (Flabellipecten) fraterculus by Marasti (1973); it was recombined as Flabellipecten fraterculus by Hendy (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Pecten fraterculus Sowerby in Smith p. 419 figs. pl. 16, fig. 12-13
1973Pecten (Flabellipecten) fraterculus Marasti p. 105
2007Flabellipecten fraterculus Hendy

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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
genusFlabellipectenSacco 1897
speciesfraterculus(Sowerby in Smith 1841)

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.

Flabellipecten fraterculus Sowerby in Smith 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:07:50
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:07:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Piacenzian or 13.82000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Greece Flabellipecten fraterculus (72305)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Morocco Flabellipecten fraterculus (173165)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Greece Flabellipecten fraterculus (72310)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Italy Pecten fraterculus (78437)
Tortonian - Messinian11.63 - 5.333Morocco Flabellipecten fraterculus (173160 173166 173167)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Algeria Flabellipecten fraterculus (70885)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Algeria Flabellipecten fraterculus (168391)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Algeria (Relizane) Flabellipecten fraterculus (168387)