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Ornithopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Ornithopecten was named by Cox (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Tr Nori Sepkoski's reference number: 94]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Aviculopectinidae by Cox (1961) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Ornithopecten Cox
2002Ornithopecten Sepkoski
2014Ornithopecten Ros-Franch 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
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
genusOrnithopecten

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. †Ornithopecten Cox 1961
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†Ornithopecten beneckei Bittner 1895
†Ornithopecten bosniae Bittner 1902
†Ornithopecten elegantulus Bittner 1901
†Ornithopecten esinensis Bittner 1895
†Ornithopecten interruptus Bittner 1902
†Ornithopecten katzeri Bittner 1902
†Ornithopecten temirbabensis Kiparisova 1980
†Ornithopecten triadicus Salomon 1895
†Ornithopecten wissmanni Münster 1841
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:31:45
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:31:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Changhsingian to the top of the Julian or 254.17000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Zhejiang) O. sp. (60533)
Early/Lower Triassic252.17 - 247.2Kazakhstan O. temirbabensis (203772)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Zhejiang) O. sp. (111749)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Kazakhstan O. temirbabensis (203770)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Aviculopecten bosniae (206619)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Qinghai) O. sp. A (101043)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Romania O. interruptus, O. katzeri (197722)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Hungary (Bakony) Aviculopecten elegantulus (203220)
Pelsonian247.2 - 242.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Aviculopecten bosniae (206612)
Anisian - Ladinian247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Aviculopecten bosniae, Aviculopecten interruptus (203800)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Aviculopecten bosniae, Aviculopecten interruptus (203840) Aviculopecten bosniae, Aviculopecten katzeri (203841)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy (Trento) Aviculopecten triadicus (202272)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Slovakia O. sp., O. triadicus (44352)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Avicula wissmanni (137429) Aviculopecten wissmanni (144634)