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Argopecten levicostatus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Pecten levicostatus Toula p. 713 figs. pl. 26, figs. 4-6
1911Pecten levicostatus Brown and Pilsbry p. 365
1922Pecten (Chlamys) levicostatus Olsson p. 199
1927Pecten circularis cornellanus Hodson and Hodson p. 26 figs. pl. 14, fig. 2
1960Pecten circularis cornellanus Barrios p. 239
1982Argopecten levicostatus Woodring p. 596

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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
specieslevicostatus(Toula 1909)

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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Invalid names: Pecten cornellanus Hodson and Hodson 1927 [synonym]
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 Oligocene to the top of the Piacenzian or 27.30000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Costa Rica Argopecten levicostatus (77791)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Pecten circularis (135496 135497)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Venezuela (Falcon) Pecten circularis, Argopecten levicostatus (61041)
Langhian - Tortonian15.98 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Pecten circularis (135498 135501)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Panama (Bocas del Toro) Argopecten levicostatus (135818)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela Pecten circularis (131304)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama (Colon) Argopecten levicostatus (145253 145254 145255 145281 145337)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Pecten circularis (61025 61043 135499) Pecten circularis, Argopecten levicostatus (61024 61026 61029)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Panama Argopecten levicostatus (93052 93053 93054 93176 93224) Pecten levicostatus (134661)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela Argopecten levicostatus (96488)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Pecten circularis (61039 61040 135500) Pecten circularis, Argopecten levicostatus (61027)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Pecten circularis, Argopecten levicostatus (60802)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama Argopecten levicostatus (60690 61182)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Colombia Pecten circularis (133233) Pecten levicostatus (97681)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal Argopecten levicostatus (152330)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Pecten levicostatus (134675)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Panama Pecten levicostatus (134663)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Costa Rica Pecten levicostatus (134676)