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Leptochondria curtocardinalis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten curtocardinalis was named by Hall and Whitfield (1877).

It was recombined as Leptochondria curtocardinalis by Newell and Boyd (1995), Wasmer and Hautmann (2012), Hautmann et al. (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Aviculopecten curtocardinalis Hall and Whitfield
1927Monotis bregeri Girty p. 439 figs. Pl 30, fig 29
1927Monotis thaynesiana Girty p. 441 figs. Pl 30, figs 27, 28
1930Aviculopecten landerensis Branson p. 48 figs. Pl 12, figs 2,3
1963Monotis thaynesiana Ciriacks p. 81 figs. Pl 15, fig 16
1995Leptochondria curtocardinalis Newell and Boyd p. 69 figs. 51.1-51.2
2009Leptochondria thaynesiana McGowan et al. p. 862
2012Leptochondria curtocardinalis Wasmer and Hautmann p. 1056 figs. 7A-C
2013Leptochondria curtocardinalis Hautmann et al. p. 274 fig. 6E,F

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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
familyHunanopectinidaeYin 1985
subfamilyAsoellinae()
genusLeptochondria
speciescurtocardinalis(Hall and Whitfield 1877)

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.

†Leptochondria curtocardinalis Hall and Whitfield 1877
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Invalid names: Aviculopecten landerensis Branson 1930 [synonym], Leptochondria thaynesiana Girty 1927 [synonym], Monotis bregeri Girty 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height316.512.724.114.86.06
valve height279.331.7016.89.203.66

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 Lopingian to the top of the Fassanian or 259.51000 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Wyoming) Aviculopecten landerensis (87153) Monotis landerensis (105359)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan Leptochondria curtocardinalis (115800)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9USA (Idaho) Monotis thaynesiana (105402)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Idaho) Monotis bregeri (108754)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Monotis bregeri (108753)
Smithian - Spathian249.9 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Monotis thaynesiana (35168)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Utah) Leptochondria curtocardinalis (122207 141603) Leptochondria thaynesiana (62970 62974 62977 62983 62991 63008 63014 63147 63205 63221 63280)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Leptochondria curtocardinalis (44339 44341)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Idaho) Leptochondria curtocardinalis (202145)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7Pakistan Leptochondria curtocardinalis (133705)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Tunisia Leptochondria curtocardinalis (203924)