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Leptopecten ecnomius

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Leptopecten ecnomius was named by Woodring (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 647128, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Woodring Loc. 138 [lower Gatun Fm], which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in the Gatun Formation of Panama.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Leptopecten ecnomius Woodring p. 595 figs. pl. 105, figs. 4-6, 8, 9

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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
genusLeptopectenVerrill 1897
speciesecnomius

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.

†Leptopecten ecnomius Woodring 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:13:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:13:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 15.98000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Panama Leptopecten ecnomius (type locality: 52173)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Leptopecten ecnomius (52170 52171 52172 52174 82121 82122 82124 82128 82129 82130 93144 93145 93146 93147 93148 93149 93150 136016 145521 145524)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela Leptopecten ecnomius (130981)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Leptopecten ecnomius (142895 142897 142898 142902 142910 142911 142913 142923 142924 142925 142944 145530 145531)