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Newellipectinia americanus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten americanus was named by Newell and Boyd (1995). Its type specimen is USNM 388881, a valve (Left valve), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Newellipectinia.

It was recombined as Hayasakapecten americanus by Boyd and Newell (2000); it was recombined as Newellipectinia americanus by Waterhouse (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Aviculopecten americanus Newell and Boyd p. 60 fig. 44
2000Hayasakapecten americanus Boyd and Newell p. 534
2001Newellipectinia americanus Waterhouse p. 119

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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
subfamilyUndopectininaeWaterhouse 2001
genusNewellipectinia
speciesamericanus()

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.

†Newellipectinia americanus Newell and Boyd 1995
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height37.222.4632.04.7816.4

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 Capitanian or 279.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Texas) Aviculopecten americanus (43491 43495 43513 43515 75864 81644 101785 105841)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Texas) Aviculopecten americanus (101808)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Aviculopecten americanus (116650)