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Leiopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Leiopectinidae

Taxonomy
Leiopecten was named by Khalfin (1940) [Sepkoski's age data: S u D l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leiopectinidae by Vokes (1980), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Kosnik on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Leiopecten Khalfin
1980Leiopecten Vokes p. 47
2002Leiopecten Sepkoski
2010Leiopecten Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeiopectinoideaKrasilova 1959
familyLeiopectinidaeKrasilova 1959
genusLeiopectenKhalfin 1940

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. †Leiopecten Khalfin 1940
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Lochkovian or 443.10000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7China (Jiangxi) L. sp. (27897)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Kazakhstan L. sp. (24743)