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Gigantopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Gigantopecten is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pectinidae by Aberhan et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Gigantopecten Sepkoski
2004Gigantopecten Aberhan 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
genusGigantopecten

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: 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 Rupelian to the top of the Piacenzian or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Iran G. holgeri (111351 111354 111355)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Portugal G. sp. (198864 198865)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98France G. holgeri, G. zizinae (59265)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Austria G. nodosiformis (146228 146502 146503 146505 146514 146519)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Poland G. nodosiformis (51688 70539)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Hungary G. nodosiformis (34739)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France G. gallicus (34609 85338)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63France (Aquitaine) G. gallicus (88798)
Sarmatian12.8 - 11.63Slovakia G. sp. (145974)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Portugal G. latissimus (152330)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Italy G. latissimus (74929)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Algeria (Relizane) G. albinus (168387)