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Argopecten anteamplicostata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Chlamys) gibbus anteamplicostatus was named by Mansfield (1936) [DISTRIBUTION: Pliocene-Pleistocene; Florida.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Chlamys (Plagioctenium) anteamplicostatus by Olsson and Harbison (1953); it was recombined as Chlamys anteamplicostatus by DuBar (1958), De Buisonjé (1974); it was recombined as Argopecten anteamplicostata by Hendy et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1936Pecten (Chlamys) gibbus anteamplicostatus Mansfield p. 189 figs. pl. 23, fig. 5-7
1953Chlamys (Plagioctenium) anteamplicostatus Olsson and Harbison p. 54
1958Chlamys anteamplicostatus DuBar
1974Chlamys anteamplicostatus De Buisonjé p. 230 figs. Pl 7, fig 6
2008Argopecten anteamplicostata Hendy et al.

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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)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusArgopectenMonterosato 1889
speciesanteamplicostata(Mansfield 1936)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 04:58:21
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:17:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Calabrian or 11.63000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Aruba Chlamys anteamplicostatus (209167 209168)
Late/Upper Miocene - Pliocene11.63 - 2.58Curaçao Chlamys anteamplicostatus (209181 209183 209187)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (Florida) Chlamys anteamplicostatus (41501 41718 79331 79333 79338 80357)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774USA (Florida) Chlamys anteamplicostatus (41705)