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Obliquipecten granti

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Obliquipecten granti was named by Newell and Boyd (1995). Its type specimen is USNM 388884, a valve (Left valve), and it is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Obliquipecten granti Newell and Boyd p. 83 fig. 61

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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
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
subfamilyChaenocardiinaeMiller 1889
genusObliquipectenHind 1903
speciesgranti

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.

Obliquipecten granti Newell and Boyd 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height1520.78.5034.323.27.91

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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Wordian or 283.30000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Obliquipecten granti (43491 43492 43495 43497 43513 43517 105931)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Obliquipecten granti (43548 43553 81645 81671 81693 101767 101807 102602)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Obliquipecten granti (43550 81709 105764 105821)