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Cyclopecten oligolepis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Cyclopecten) oligolepis was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1913) [TYPE SPECIMEN: Lectotype.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 3843, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten oligolepis by Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Cyclopecten oligolepis by Woodring (1982), Waller (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Pecten (Cyclopecten) oligolepis Brown and Pilsbry p. 512 figs. text fig. 5
1922Pecten oligolepis Olsson p. 203
1982Cyclopecten oligolepis Woodring p. 576
2011Cyclopecten oligolepis Waller p. 22

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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)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954
genusCyclopectenVerrill 1897
speciesoligolepis()

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.

Cyclopecten oligolepis Brown and Pilsbry 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-17 19:53:26
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:53:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.45000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Panama Cyclopecten oligolepis (93041)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Cyclopecten oligolepis (52170 93159 93172 93173 93174 93177 93224) Pecten oligolepis (134661)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Cyclopecten oligolepis (145255 145278)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Costa Rica Pecten oligolepis (134655)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Pecten oligolepis (134653)