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Nodipecten magnificus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten magnificus was named by Sowerby (1835). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pecten (Lyropecten) magnificus by Grant and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Chlamys (Nodipecten) magnifica by Hertlein (1972); it was recombined as Lyropecten magnificus by Smith (1991); it was recombined as Nodipecten magnificus by Grau (1950), Waller (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Pecten magnificus Sowerby p. 109
1931Pecten (Lyropecten) magnificus Grant and Gale p. 182
1950Nodipecten magnificus Grau p. 132
1972Chlamys (Nodipecten) magnifica Hertlein p. 31
1991Lyropecten magnificus Smith pp. 59 - 60 figs. Plate 21, figures 1, 2, 4, 5; plate 24, figure 2
2007Nodipecten magnificus Waller p. 930

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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
genusNodipectenDall 1898
speciesmagnificus(Sowerby 1835)

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.

Nodipecten magnificus Sowerby 1835
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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 mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:13:42
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:13:42
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Mexico (Baja California Sur) Lyropecten magnificus (96567)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Ecuador Chlamys magnifica (96596)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Ecuador Pecten magnificus (96867)