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Orbiculopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae

Taxonomy
Orbiculopecten is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Orbiculopectininae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Orbiculopecten Sepkoski
2010Orbiculopecten Bouchet et al.

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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
superfamilyChaenocardioideaMiller 1889
familyStreblochondriidaeNewell 1938
subfamilyOrbiculopectininaeWaterhouse 2001
genusOrbiculopecten

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:08:50
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:08:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available