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Titonopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Titonopecten was named by Romanov (1985) [Sepkoski's age data: J u Sepkoski's reference number: ZR86].

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Chlamydini by Marshall et al. (2025).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Titonopecten Romanov p. 156
2002Titaonpecten Sepkoski
2025Titonopecten Marshall et al. p. 1637561

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPectininaeWilkes 1810
tribeChlamydinivon Teppner 1922
genusTitonopectenRomanov 1985

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. †Titonopecten Romanov 1985
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Titonopecten acrorysus Gemmellaro and Di Blasi 1874
Titonopecten polycyclus Blaschke 1911
Titonopecten talistanensis Kasum-Zade 2003
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:02:01
Modified: 2010-02-16 06:48:49
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available