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Limipecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Taxonomy
Limipecten was named by Girty (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise P Djhu Sepkoski's reference number: 157,1058]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Aviculopectininae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Limipectininae by Bouchet et al. (2010), Simões et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Limipecten Girty
1980Limipecten Vokes p. 47
2002Limipecten Sepkoski
2010Limipecten Bouchet et al.
2020Limipecten Simões et al. p. 13

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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
superfamilyHeteropectinoideaBeurlen 1954
familyLimipectinidaeNewell and Boyd 1990
subfamilyLimipectininaeNewell and Boyd 1990
genusLimipectenGirty 1903

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. †Limipecten Girty 1903
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†Limipecten araneosus Chronic 1949
†Limipecten bandoi Murata 1969
†Limipecten burnettensis Maxwell 1964
†Limipecten flexiauricularis Campbell 1961
†Limipecten globulus Liu 1976
†Limipecten greerensis Busanus and Hoare 1991
†Limipecten hubeiensis Zhang 1977
†Limipecten koninckii Meek and Worthen 1860
†Limipecten lamellus Hoare 2007
†Limipecten latiformis Shimer 1926
†Limipecten morsei Newell 1938
†Limipecten multistriatus Maxwell 1964
†Limipecten otterensis Easton 1962
†Limipecten pincombei Mitchell 1924
†Limipecten texanus Girty 1904
†Limipecten wewokanus Newell 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height444.640.050.044.54.11
valve height197.751.0067.54.0026.6

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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Meramecian to the top of the Changhsingian or 342.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (64 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian - Visean358.86 - 330.3Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) L. sp. (229113)
Ivorian - Chadian353.7 - 339.9Ireland L. dissimilis (76501)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (Queensland) L. flexiauricularis (145006)
Visean - Namurian346.7 - 318.7Australia (New South Wales) L. multistriatus (58041 58050 58051 58057 58058 58059)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Nevada) L. sp. (62735)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) L. dissimilis (162351)
Chesterian - Brigantian335.4 - 330.3USA (Ohio) L. lamellus (85363)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Montana) L. sp. (581)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) L. greerensis (92956 92967)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (England) L. dissimilis (162352)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.3 - 323.4USA (California) L. sp. (143615)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4Australia (Queensland) L. flexiauricularis (145002 145022 145058) L. multistriatus, L. flexiauricularis (144992) L. multistriatus, L. pincombei (144991)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Montana) L. otterensis (5650)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Oklahoma) L. newelli (5611)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (Arkansas) L. sp. (69283)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) L. greerensis (56142)
Serpukhovian - Bashkirian330.3 - 315.2Antarctica L. sp. (41805)
Namurian - Westphalian330.3 - 307.4Australia (New South Wales) L. burnettensis (58077) L. flexiauriculus (58071) L. multistriatus (58067) L. pincombei (58066) L. sp. (58054)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6United Kingdom (England) L. dissimilis (162359 162361)
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Montana) L. grandicostatus (6716)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0Peru (Piura) L. araneosus (41390)
Morrowan - Desmoinesian323.4 - 306.0Mexico (Oaxaca) L. texanus (43452 44290 44324)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Australia (Queensland) L. burnettensis (144980 144990)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (California) L. sp. (143614)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Mexico (Oaxaca) L. texanus (211807 211808 211810)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) L. morsei (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) L. sp. (146530)
Cisuralian298.9 - 274.4Canada (Alberta) Deltopecten latiformis (115879)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Nevada) L. sp. (10653 11961 11964)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Utah) L. sp. (11963)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Nevada) L. sp. (10472 10649)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14USA (Wyoming) L. sp. (105366)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Japan L. bandoi (113881)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902USA (Wyoming) L. sp. (82435)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902China (Hubei) L. hubeiensis (105470)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) L. globulus (117481) L. sp. (108547 108549 149298) L. sp., L. globulus (108545)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Chongqing) L. sp. (94969)