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Pterinopectinella

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Taxonomy
Pterinopectinella was named by Newell (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l P Guad-l Sepkoski's reference number: 524]. Its type is Pterinopectinella welleri.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Pterinopectinidae by Newell and Boyd (1995), Amler (2010); and to Pterinopectinellinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species
P. spinifera, P. welleri (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Pterinopectinella Newell p. 41
1995Pterinopectinella Newell and Boyd p. 28
2002Pterinopectinella Sepkoski
2010Pterinopectinella Amler p. 18
2010Pterinopectinella 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
genusPterinopectinella

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. †Pterinopectinella Newell 1938
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Pterinopectinella spinifera Newell and Boyd 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height344.320.070.062.226.9

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:44:01
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:44:01
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Wordian or 382.31000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Spain P. sp. (162206)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7United Kingdom (England) P. austeni (38448)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7Ireland P. granosa (76497)
Ivorian - Chadian353.7 - 339.9Ireland P. granosa (76515) P. granosa, P. radiata (76501)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 339.9Ireland P. granosa (76517)
Morrowan - Desmoinesian323.4 - 306.0Mexico (Oaxaca) P. sp. (44290)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Mexico (Oaxaca) P. sp. (211808)
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) P. spinifera (43494 43517 81638 81644 81651 81726 81848 105931)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) P. spinifera (81645 81693 101767)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) P. spinifera (43550)