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Pterinopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Taxonomy
Pterinopecten was named by Hall (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl C Tour Sepkoski's reference number: 1058,1066]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Aviculopecten (Pterinopecten) by Hall (1884).

It was assigned to Aviculopecten by Hall (1884); to Pectinacea by Amler (1992); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterinopectinidae by Vokes (1980), Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Pterinopecten Hall
1884Aviculopecten (Pterinopecten) Hall
1980Pterinopecten Vokes p. 47
1992Pterinopecten Amler p. 414
2002Pterinopecten Sepkoski
2010Pterinopecten 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
superfamilyPterinopectinoideaNewell 1938
familyPterinopectinidaeNewell 1938
genusPterinopectenHall 1883

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. †Pterinopecten Hall 1883
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Invalid names: Psammobia subpapyracea King 1848 [synonym]
†Pterinopecten hermes Hall 1884
†Pterinopecten hoosacensis Walcott 1884
†Pterinopecten mundus Whidborne 1897
†Pterinopecten spio Walcott 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height15.40

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Cox et al. (1969).g
Created: 2009-06-05 12:48:32
Modified: 2009-06-05 14:48:32
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 438.60000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (136 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian - Wenlock440.5 - 426.7China (Guizhou) P. cybele (10942)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China P. cybele (27756)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Poland P. cybele (23027 23034)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) P. cybele (26186)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia P. cybale (232620) P. cybele (13894 14041 14043 14080 14183) P. cybgele (14039)
Pridoli - Lochkovian422.7 - 413.02Poland P. sp. (13889)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia P. sp. (14187)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Florida) P. sp. (75630)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02France P. cybele (14186)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Poland P. sp. (13886 13891)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (New Brunswick) P. sp. (593)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86USA (Alaska) P. sp. (112326)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (Victoria) P. sp. (75695)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Türkiye (Istanbul) P. sp. (32470)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47New Zealand P. sp. (40522 40525 40529)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47South Africa P. sp. (a), P. sp. (b), P. sp. (c) (35581)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95USA (Alaska) P. sp. (111906)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Brazil (Maranhao) P. sp. (37118)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47China (Guangxi) P. guangxiensis (4821) P. wuxuanensis (4807 4819)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany P. sp. (60466) P. stevensi (60446)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95China (Guangxi) P. guangxinesis (4831) P. sp. (27560)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Australia (Queensland) P. sp. (7209)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Ontario) P. insons (3845)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (New York) P. hermes (91217) P. undosus (91215 91216)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) P. princeps (11101)
Late/Upper Eifelian390.5 - 387.95Germany P. sp. (60140)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (New York) P. erectus (90847) P. hermes (89670 89671 89674) P. sp. (8817 8818 8833 8920 8983 8984 8986 8987 8993 8996 8999 9000 9001 9003 9006 9017 9019 9028 9357 10101 10107 10108 10109 10119 10518 96210 96211 96212 96213) P. suborbicularis (86250 89931 90846) P. vertumnus (89651 89652 89668 89669 89876 89886 89921 89962 89967 111331) Vertumnia reversa (86336 86650 90842 90844 96345 96356)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Indiana) P. hermes (170009)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) P. undosus (38460 38462)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Pennsylvania) P. hermes (9884) P. princeps (9659 9674 9907) P. princeps, P. hermes (9887) P. sp. (627 669 670)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Pennsylvannia) Vertumnia reversa (233186)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) P. strictus, Vertumnia reversa (233184) Vertumnia reversa (3802 3809 3810)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Poland P. sp. (82988)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) P. polytrichus (38295 38325 38327)
Famennian - Tournaisian372.15 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (38446)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Ohio) P. sp. (75046)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) P. polytrichus, P. mundus (38143)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) P. polytrichus, P. eximius, Vertumnia sp., P. mundus (38266 162207)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China P. sp. (162314)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7China P. sp. (162313)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (California) P. dignatus (214583) P. vertumnus (214521)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4USA (Alaska) P. sp. (112171 112174)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Arizona) P. sp. (124254)
Meramecian342.9 - 335.4USA (Nevada) P. spio (62735)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) P. dumontianus, P. granosus, P. tesselatus (5994) P. granosus, P. tesselatus (5995)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) P. eximius (6454)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) P. dumontianus (73402 73424)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arizona) P. sp. (124256)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0United Kingdom (Devon) P. papyraceus (232961)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom Tellina dunelmensis (130870)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14United Kingdom (England) Psammobia subpapyracea (130765)