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Deltopecten mitchelli

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten mitchelli was named by Etheridge and Dun (1906).

It was recombined as Deltopecten mitchelli by Termier et al. (1974), Srikantia et al. (1978).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Aviculopecten mitchelli Etheridge and Dun
1959Aviculopecten mitchelli Sahni and Dutt p. 659 figs. Pl 24, fig 3
1974Deltopecten mitchelli Termier et al. p. 68 figs. Pl 2, fig 6
1978Deltopecten mitchelli Srikantia et al. p. 74 fig. 3

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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
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyDeltopectinidae
genusDeltopectenEtheridge 1892
speciesmitchelli(Etheridge and Dun 1906)

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 mitchelli Etheridge and Dun 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height2112.487.2145.0116.140.9

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 Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52India Aviculopecten mitchelli (116800)
Permian298.9 - 251.902India (Himachal Pradesh) Deltopecten mitchelli (46394)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Kashmir) Aviculopecten mitchelli (86535)