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Deltopecten caneyanus
Taxonomy
Deltopecten caneyanus was named by Girty (1909) [Deltopecten? caneyanus]. It is a 3D body fossil.
It was recombined as Aviculopecten caneyanus by Hoare (1993).
It was recombined as Aviculopecten caneyanus by Hoare (1993).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1909 | Deltopecten caneyanus Girty p. 31 figs. pl. 3 f. 1-3 |
| 1993 | Aviculopecten caneyanus Hoare p. 382 figs. 4.1 – 4.3 |
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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.
†Deltopecten caneyanus Girty 1909
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. D. Hoare 1993 | Aviculopecten with strongly convex left valve; slightly prosocline; auricles small, depressed, distinctly set off from body by deep sulci; hingeline short; anterior auricle with seven fine costae; posterior auricle with 7-8 fine costae; valve body with 57 + narrow, radiating costae with wider interspaces; costae increase by intercalation with a few larger than others; costae crossed by numerous, fine, growth lines; right valve with deep sulci separating auricles from valve body; body orna-mented with numerous, flat, indistinct, radiating costae; costae also present within posterior sulcus and on ventral portion of posterior auricle, disappear on dorsal portion of posterior auricle and on anterior auricle; comarginal growth lines prominent on both auricles.
Aviculopecten batesvillensis Girty, 1915, from the Batesville Sandstone of Arkansas, has a broader form [than A. aff. A. caneyanus] and more closely spaced costae. |
Measurements
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Serpukhovian or 330.30000 to 323.40000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippian | USA (Alaska) | Deltopecten caneyanus (112177) | |
| Chesterian | USA (Oklahoma) | Aviculopecten caneyanus (584) | |
| Serpukhovian | USA (West Virginia) | Aviculopecten caneyanus (56143 65682) |