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Heteropecten exemplarius

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten exemplarius was named by Newell (1938). Its type specimen is KUMIP 233.0, a valve (Left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Heteropecten exemplarius by Termier et al. (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Aviculopecten exemplarius Newell p. 49 figs. Pl 1, figs 12, 17; pl 3, figs 1-12; pl 4, figs 10-12
1974Heteropecten exemplarius Termier et al. p. 85 figs. Pl 5, fig 4

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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
familyHeteropectinidaeBeurlen 1954
subfamilyHeteropectininaeBeurlen 1954
genusHeteropectenKegel and Costa 1951
speciesexemplarius()

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.

Heteropecten exemplarius Newell 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Asselian or 298.90000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Afghanistan Heteropecten exemplarius (88265)