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Pecten (Aequipecten) praevalidus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Leptopecten) praevalidus was named by Jordan and Hertlein (1926). Its type specimen is CAS 2101, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is C.A.S. Loc. 945, Turtle Bay, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in Mexico.

It was recombined as Pecten (Aequipecten) praevalidus by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Antipecten praevalidus by Moore (1984), Hall (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Aequipecten aequivalvis, Aequipecten alternicostatus, Aequipecten andersoni, Aequipecten angelonii, Aequipecten angelonii, Aequipecten arachnoideus, Aequipecten beaveri, Aequipecten bollenensis, Aequipecten bouchardi, Aequipecten camaretensis, Aequipecten camperilis, Aequipecten camperis, Aequipecten circularis, Aequipecten duwelzi, Aequipecten eboerus, Aequipecten elegans, Aequipecten ephippium, Aequipecten fuscopurpureus, Aequipecten girondicus, Aequipecten harveri, Aequipecten insuetus, Aequipecten intercedens, Aequipecten interstriatus, Aequipecten kotsubu, Aequipecten liberata, Aequipecten liberatus, Aequipecten magneauritus, Aequipecten misolensis, Aequipecten northamptoni, Aequipecten opecularis, Aequipecten opercolaris, Aequipecten opercularis, Aequipecten operularis, Aequipecten palinurus, Aequipecten paraensis, Aequipecten perplanus, Aequipecten plurinominis, Aequipecten plurinomis, Aequipecten pluronimus, Aequipecten radians, Aequipecten raymondi, Aequipecten scabrella, Aequipecten seniensis, Aequipecten subarmatus, Aequipecten subfibrosus, Aequipecten submalvinae, Aequipecten toyorensis, Aequipecten uloa, Aequipecten validus, Aequipecten vulgaris, Aequipecten zenonis, Aequipecten zitteli, Aequipecten eboreus, Aequipecten evergladensis, Aequipecten maturensis, Aequipecten rutamensis, Aequipecten tamiamiensis, Chlamys angelonii, Chlamys arachnoideus, Chlamys ature, Chlamys benedictus, Chlamys clinchfieldensis, Chlamys cocoana, Chlamys corymbiatus, Chlamys deleta, Chlamys deshayesi, Chlamys elegans, Chlamys elegans, Chlamys exageratus, Chlamys farsanensis, Chlamys flabellum, Chlamys flava, Chlamys jackloweciana, Chlamys judaica, Chlamys lessepsii, Chlamys martini, Chlamys menkei, Chlamys multistriata, Chlamys nebrodensis, Chlamys octoplicoides, Chlamys perrugosa, Chlamys prototransquebaricus, Chlamys quinquepartita, Chlamys rhodopianus, Chlamys spillmani, Chlamys spinulosa, Chlamys subdiscors, Chlamys tchichatcheffi, Chlamys tella, Chlamys tjaringinensis, Chlamys vezzanensis, Lyropecten wisniowskii, P. acanikos, P. acuteauritus, P. aequiplicatus, P. aequisulcatiis, P. aequivalvis, P. aknerianus, P. albertii, P. amaliae, P. amenensis, P. antiguensis, P. antiquatus, P. arachnoideus, P. asellus, P. assiniboiensis, P. basselli, P. beaveri, P. beethami, P. bellula, P. bellus, P. benedictus, P. beudanti, P. biddeleana, P. bielzianus, P. bifidus, P. bipartitus, P. bipartitus, P. burdigalensis, P. burnsii, P. byoritzuensis, P. byramensis, P. cailliaudi, P. cartieri, P. catherina, P. cereadica, P. cererideditus, P. chathamensis, P. chickaria, P. clevei, P. coderensis, P. complanatus, P. concavus, P. convexior, P. costellorum, P. cristatus, P. daudeleus, P. diegensis, P. diffluxus, P. diffuluxus, P. discites, P. dispar, P. dorothea, P. dunkeri, P. dutemplei, P. dutempli, P. dutrugei, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. engrammatus, P. erythraeensis, P. estrellanus, P. etchegoini, P. fimbriatus, P. fischeri, P. fisheri, P. fraasi, P. frondosus, P. fucanus, P. fuchsi, P. furcanus, P. fuschi, P. gibbus, P. glyptus, P. grandis, P. grayi, P. grayi, P. groenlandicus, P. harmeri, P. hastalus, P. hastatus, P. hedonia, P. hellii, P. herrmannseni, P. hiemalis, P. hochstetteri, P. howei, P. howei, P. incongruus, P. interlineatus, P. inversum, P. jacobaeus, P. jacobaeus, P. jacobeus, P. jcaunensis, P. jeffersonius, P. jugosus, P. juhanus, P. kochi, P. laevicostatus, P. lakemba, P. lamellosus, P. lenzi, P. madisonius, P. madisonus, P. marvilensis, P. marylandica, P. membranacens, P. membranosus, P. microglyptus, P. miguelensis, P. modestus, P. moreanus, P. naganumanus, P. nebrascensis, P. nelsoni, P. nitescens, P. northamptoni, P. nummularis, P. ochlockoneensis, P. oebergi, P. ostierianus, P. palmyrensis, P. paulensis, P. perlanus, P. perplanus, P. perplanus, P. perplanus, P. perplexus, P. pfaffi, P. philippi, P. platessus, P. plus, P. pollux, P. praebenedictus, P. prebenedictus, P. progresoensis, P. proximus, P. quinquenarius, P. quinuenarius, P. radula, P. reghiensis, P. retiferus, P. revolutus, P. rubidus, P. rubidus, P. sanctae-crucis, P. santamaria, P. simpicius, P. simplicus, P. socialis, P. sparsinodosus, P. spectabilis, P. spitzbergensis, P. stazzanensis, P. stearnsii, P. stearsii, P. subarcuatus, P. subarcuatus, P. subarcutus, P. subarticulatus, P. submalvinae, P. subpunctatus, P. sulcicostata, P. tchibatcheffi, P. textorius, P. texturatus, P. tietzei, P. toulai, P. tournali, P. ussicus, P. vacaensis, P. validus, P. venetianus, P. ventrcosus, P. verbeeki, P. vesseli, P. vexilloides, P. vezzanensis, P. whitfieldi, P. williamsoni, P. zitteli, P. arachnoideus, P. kikaiensis, P. mbalavuensis, P. northamptoni, P. reevei, P. spectabilis, P. subserricosta, P. spinulosa, P. marensis, P. papyraceus, P. sibogai, P. burdigalensis, P. subpleuronectes, P. moodyi, P. cavanus, P. martinsensis, P. ataensis, P. bellhamellatus, P. buchivacoanus, P. digitalinus, P. elegans, P. gloriamarius, P. hastatus, P. historicus, P. inflexus, P. irregularis, P. laetus, P. longolaevis, P. membranosus, P. nausorensis, P. nicholsi, P. raulinia, P. sayanus, P. senatorius, P. tauroperstriatus, P. tauroperstriatus, P. plicus, P. quotidianus, P. vitreus, P. ziczag, P. bosniascki, P. burdigalensis, P. gatunensis, P. serviceus, P. solarium, P. ugolini, P. latissimus, P. hofmanni, P. bifidus, P. soellingensis, P. cristatacostatus, P. condylomaius, P. jeffersonius, P. nicholsi, P. submiguelensis, P. fasciculatus, P. tokyoensis, P. bellulus, P. georgetownensis, P. nodosus, P. pyx, P. caribeus, P. revolutus, P. waluensis, P. waluensis, P. acuticostatus, P. archon, P. burnsi, P. byramensis, P. caribeus, P. catianus, P. fulvicostatus, P. hastatus, P. hemycyclicus, P. jacobaeus, P. leonensis, P. maiquetiensis, P. ochlockoneensis, P. ochlockoneensis, P. porphyreus, P. remulus, P. revolutus, P. santaecruzensis, P. seguenzai, P. subarcuatus, P. evergladensis, P. cmadoritinctus, P. sinensis, P. tricarinatus
Entered
by A. Hendy on 2010-07-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Pecten (Leptopecten) praevalidus Jordan and Hertlein p. 435 figs. pl. 29, figs. 2, 3
1931Pecten (Aequipecten) praevalidus Grant, IV and Gale p. 206
1984Antipecten praevalidus Moore p. B42 figs. Plate 13, figures 2, 4, 5
2002Antipecten praevalidus Hall p. 369

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyChlamydinaevon Teppner 1922
genusPectenFischer 1886
subgenusAequipecten
speciespraevalidus()

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.

Pecten (Aequipecten) praevalidus Jordan and Hertlein 1926
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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 08:17:08
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:17:08
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California) Pecten praevalidus (type locality: 97127)