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Euvola keepi

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten keepi was named by Arnold (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Euvola) keepi by Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Euvola keepi by Moore (1984), Powell (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
E. burnsi, E. hemicyclicus, E. hemphilli, E. ochlockoneensis, Pecten ziczag

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Pecten keepi Arnold p. 60 figs. pl. 5, fig. 1
1926Pecten keepi Hanna p. 471
1982Pecten (Euvola) keepi Woodring p. 580
1984Euvola keepi Moore p. B70 figs. Plate 30, figures 5, 6
2008Euvola keepi Powell p. 10

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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
genusEuvola(Dall 1898)
specieskeepi(Arnold 1906)

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.

†Euvola keepi Arnold 1906
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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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.04000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene - Middle Miocene23.04 - 11.63Mexico (Baja California Sur) Pecten keepi (43804)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Haiti Pecten keepi (60101 60109)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6USA (California) Pecten keepi (96541)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Euvola keepi (96549 96550 96552 96553 96554) Pecten keepi (34857 96539 96542 96543 96544 96545 96546 96547)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California Sur) Pecten keepi (44027 44029 44030)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California Sur) Pecten keepi (43680)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California) Pecten keepi (96588)