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Dunbarella

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Taxonomy
Dunbarella was named by Newell (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 524].

It was reranked as Pterinopecten (Dunbarella) by Reed (1944).

It was assigned to Pterinopecten by Reed (1944); to Pterinopectinidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterinopectininae by Waterhouse (2001); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Dunbarella Newell
1944Pterinopecten (Dunbarella) Reed p. 309
1980Dunbarella Vokes p. 46
2001Dunbarella Waterhouse p. 115
2002Dunbarella Sepkoski

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyPterinopectinoideaNewell 1938
familyPterinopectinidaeNewell 1938
subfamilyPterinopectininaeNewell 1938
genusDunbarella

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.

G. †Dunbarella Newell 1938
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†Dunbarella knighti Newell 1938
†Dunbarella striata Stevens 1858
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Invalid names: Dunbarella appalachiensis Lintz 1958 [synonym], Dunbarella whitei Meek 1872 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height59.204.0019.07.756.69

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:44:01
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:44:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Brigantian to the top of the Changhsingian or 336.00000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (75 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) D. sp. (211905)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) D. papyraceus (6339 6368 6383 6404 6408 6409 6410 6417 6422 6423 6426 6434 6439 6443 6448) D. sp. (565)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7United Kingdom (England) D. yatesae (8620)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0Argentina D. sp. (64621)
Kinderscoutian321.8 - 321.3United Kingdom (England) D. carbonarius (8263) D. sp. (8266)
Marsdenian321.3 - 320.0United Kingdom (England) D. speciosa (8268)
Yeadonian320.0 - 318.7United Kingdom (England) D. elegans (41198 41208 41221 41223 41224 41225 41238 41239 41241 41259 41260)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6Germany D. sp. (50127)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Kentucky) D. sp. (195795)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Aviculopecten whitei (972)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) D. sp. (217020 217021 217022 217023 217024 217026 217028) D. striata (41988)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) D. striata (83720)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) D. knighti (175212) D. striata (159904 175213)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Texas) D. knighti (217918)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Maryland) D. appalachiensis (118828)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) D. rectalaterarea (216996) D. rectalaterarea, Dunbarella indet. (216995) D. sp. (216992 216993 216994 216997 216998 216999 217005 217006) D. sp., D. striata (216991) D. striata (156687 156693 156694 156708)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Maryland) D. appalachiensis (118827)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Texas) D. knighti (217908 217932 217992)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3China (Guangxi) D. guangxiensis (123621)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Nevada) D. sp. (10451)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Pterinopecten warchensis (125922 125930)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Nepal D. sp. (43166 43190)