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Eopecten velatus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten velatus was named by Goldfuss (1833).

It was recombined as Velata velata by Cox (1928); it was recombined as Eopecten velatus by Damborenea (2002), Scholz et al. (2008) and Kiessling et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. leymerii, E. spondyloides, E. waageni

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pecten velatus Goldfuss
1866Pleuronectites aubryi Douville
1886Pleuronectites aubryi Douville
1928Velata velata Cox p. 244
1965Eopecten aubryi Cox
2002Eopecten velatus Damborenea p. 54 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-3
2008Eopecten velatus Scholz et al.
2011Eopecten velatus Kiessling 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
genusEopectenDouvillé 1897
speciesvelatus(Goldfuss 1833)

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.

†Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833
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Invalid names: Pleuronectites aubryi Douville 1886 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height119.3

Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:02:01
Modified: 2010-02-16 06:48:49
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 201.30000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (114 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Chile Eopecten velatus (58536)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Argentina (Mendoza) Eopecten velatus (50819)
Late/Upper Hettangian - Early/Lower Sinemurian201.3 - 189.6Argentina (Mendoza) Eopecten velatus (36940)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain Eopecten velatus (211290 211874 212065)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Portugal (Coimbra) Eopecten velatus (225384 225385 225386)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Chile Eopecten velatus (95540)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Mexico (Sonora) Eopecten velatus (115216)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Eopecten velatus (33611)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Eopecten velatus (126923)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Dorset) Velata velata (159145)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Eopecten velatus (225390)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Bulgaria (Sofia) Eopecten velatus (225553)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Germany (Niedersachsen) Eopecten velatus (126924)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany Eopecten velatus (228498)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Eopecten velatus (25217 25218 25609 25667 25671 25674 25675 25774 25776 25777 25780 25781 26147 26149 26156 26330 26385 26386)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Portugal Eopecten velatus (25946 25948 25950 25956)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Portugal (Coimbra) Eopecten velatus (225388)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Teruel) Eopecten velatus (211170 211171 211173 211174 211175 211194 211195 211202 211203 211204 211205 211207 211208)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain Eopecten velatus (51613)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Spain Eopecten velatus (25784)
Bajocian170.3 - 168.3Jordan Eopecten velatus (35323)
Late/Upper Bathonian167.7 - 164.7India (Kachchh) Eopecten velatus (24050)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Tanzania Eopecten aubryi (36355)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Saudi Arabia Eopecten velatus (234953)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Eopecten aubryi (68665 68667 68670 68673) Eopecten velatus (63075 67623 68078 68079 68596)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Kenya Eopecten aubryi (36461 36468 36469 36473)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Ethiopia Pleuronectites aubryi (94592)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5Jordan Eopecten velatus (35701)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3India Eopecten aubryi (68647)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Tunisia Eopecten velatus (13951)
Callovian - Oxfordian166.1 - 157.3Somalia Velata sp., Velata aubryi (94519)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Eopecten aubryi (98096 98185)
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Eopecten velatus (61816 63066 68384)
Early/Lower Callovian - Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2Hungary Eopecten aubryi (127112)
Late/Upper Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Eopecten velatus (61876 67626 68291 68385)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Eopecten aubryi (98124 98125)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Eopecten velatus (1560 2652 2660)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Saudi Arabia Eopecten velatus (234934)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3India Eopecten velatus (63529)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Tanzania Eopecten aubryi (36326)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Eopecten velatus (4085)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Ethiopia Eopecten velatus (93871)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Kenya Eopecten albus (36493) Eopecten thurmanni (36492)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Ethiopia Velata inaequistriata (93501)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal (Centro) Eopecten velatus (68220)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Kenya Eopecten thurmanni (36497)
Kimmeridgian - Early/Lower Tithonian157.3 - 145.0Tanzania Eopecten velatus (35570)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bavaria) Eopecten velatus (212931)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Ethiopia Velata inaequistriata (93499)
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Switzerland (Jura) Eopecten velatus (185666)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany Eopecten velatus (211294)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Eopecten velatus (41817 154138)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bavaria) Eopecten velatus (57157)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Tanzania Eopecten velatus (79256 79260)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Eopecten velatus (34608)