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Aviculopecten columbianus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten columbianus was named by Hoare et al. (1978). Its type specimen is OSU 27271, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Cp-3. Abandoned Brookwood mine, which is in a Desmoinesian carbonate limestone in the Allegheny Formation of Ohio.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Aviculopecten columbianus Hoare et al. pp. 1025 – 1026 figs. pl. 1 f. 14-17; txt. f. 1

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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
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
genusAviculopecten
speciescolumbianus

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.

Aviculopecten columbianus Hoare et al. 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:31:45
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:31:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Aviculopecten columbianus (type locality: 64892 64895 64929)