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Neptunopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Neptunella Astafieva p. 22
2001Neptunopecten Astafieva p. 557

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyHeteropectinoideaBeurlen 1954
familyHeteropectinidaeBeurlen 1954
subfamilyEtheripectininae()
genusNeptunopecten

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.

G. †Neptunopecten Astafieva 2001
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†Neptunopecten bellula Astafieva 1997
†Neptunopecten subclathratus Keyserling 1846
Invalid names: Neptunella Astafieva 1997 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height254.646.763.855.212.1
valve height533.825.058.530.014.1

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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Early/Lower Albian or 303.70000 to 110.10000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian - Asselian303.7 - 293.52Russian Federation N. keyserlingiformis (202199)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Aviculopecten keyserlingiformis (114226) Vorkutopecten subclathratus (102160 114294)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Russian Federation Vorkutopecten subclathratus (86033 102161 102162)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Mongolia Vorkutopecten subclathratus (116247)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pecten keyserlingiformis (211892)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Mongolia Vorkutopecten subclathratus (116252 116258)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation Vorkutopecten subclathratus (108531 113966 114183 114216 114217 114295)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Mongolia Neptunella sulciconcentrica (101692)
Roadian - Capitanian274.4 - 259.51Mongolia Neptunella bellula (101693) Neptunella sulciconcentrica (87288)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Mongolia Neptunella bellula (101694) Neptunella sulciconcentrica, Neptunella bellula (87290)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Svalbard and Jan Mayen Etheripecten keyserlingiformis (117550)
Early/Lower Albian113.2 - 110.1United Kingdom (England) Neptunella espaillaci (1864)