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Heteropecten vanvleeti

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten vanvleeti was named by Beede (1902).

It was recombined as Deltopecten vanvleeti by Branson (1930); it was recombined as Heteropecten vanvleeti by Newell and Boyd (1995).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. beipeiensis, H. cortignasi, H. lopingensis, H. shiroshitai, H. simplicus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Aviculopecten vanvleeti Beede
1907Aviculopecten oklahomaensis Beede p. 158 figs. Pl 5, figs 3-3c; pl 6, figs 11-11c
1907Aviculopecten vanvleeti Beede p. 159 figs. Pl 5, figs 2-2e
1930Deltopecten vanvleeti Branson p. 47 figs. Pl 11, figs 1,2
1938Aviculopecten vanvleeti Newell p. 57 figs. Pl 5, figs 8-10
1940Aviculopecten vanvleeti Newell p. 293 figs. Pl 2, figs 14-17
1942Aviculopecten vanvleeti Clifton p. 691
1963Aviculopecten vanvleeti Ciriacks p. 49 figs. Pl 6, figs 10,11,13,14
1995Heteropecten vanvleeti Newell and Boyd p. 36 fig. 27

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyHeteropectinoideaBeurlen 1954
familyHeteropectinidaeBeurlen 1954
subfamilyHeteropectininaeBeurlen 1954
genusHeteropectenKegel and Costa 1951
speciesvanvleeti(Beede 1902)

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.

†Heteropecten vanvleeti Beede 1902
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Invalid names: Aviculopecten oklahomaensis Beede 1907 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height1228.013.678.025.919.5

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Artinskian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 290.10000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian - Wolfcampian303.7 - 286.0USA (Texas) Aviculopecten vanvleeti (1085)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) Heteropecten vanvleeti (66104)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Aviculopecten vanvleeti (90740 90745 90747 90749) Heteropecten vanvleeti (43495 43515 101785)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Heteropecten vanvleeti (43553 81640 81693 101767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Wyoming) Aviculopecten vanvleeti (11225)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Heteropecten vanvleeti (43550 43557)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Aviculopecten vanvleeti (81989 97264 116644 116645 116648) Aviculopecten vanvleeti, Aviculopecten oklahomaensis (136220)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Oklahoma) Aviculopecten vanvleeti (116653) Aviculopecten vanvleeti, Aviculopecten oklahomaensis (136219)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Montana) Aviculopecten vanvleeti (11279 105338)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) Aviculopecten vanvleeti (11228 87295 105364 105366)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Utah) Aviculopecten vanvleeti (11232 105361)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Montana) Aviculopecten vanvleeti (105369)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Wyoming) Aviculopecten vanvleeti (11223 82435 82557 83177 96805 105343) Deltopecten vanvleeti (87153 236337)