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Flabellipecten sericeus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten sericeus was named by Hinds (1844). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pecten (Flabellipecten) sericeus by Olsson (1964); it was recombined as Flabellipecten sericeus by Woodring (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Pecten sericeus Hinds p. 585
1964Pecten (Flabellipecten) sericeus Olsson p. 34
1982Flabellipecten sericeus Woodring p. 584

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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
genusFlabellipectenSacco 1897
speciessericeus(Hinds 1844)

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 calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:07:50
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:07:50
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Gelasian or 66.00000 to 1.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark Pecten sericeus (89866)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.8Ecuador (Manabi) Pecten sericeus (51878)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ecuador (Manabi) Pecten sericeus (51879)