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Corrugopecten altoprimus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae

Taxonomy
Corrugopecten altoprimus was named by Waterhouse (1982). Its type specimen is NZGS TM3551 and is a mold. Its type locality is GS3616, Productus Creek, Letham Burn (D44/f9478), which is in a Wordian marine horizon in the Mangarewa Formation of New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Corrugopecten altoprimus Waterhouse
1987Corrugopecten altoprimus Waterhouse p. 155 figs. Pl 8, fig 2

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyHeteropectinoideaBeurlen 1954
familyHeteropectinidaeBeurlen 1954
subfamilyHeteropectininaeBeurlen 1954
genusCorrugopectenKegel and Costa 1951
speciesaltoprimus

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.

Corrugopecten altoprimus Waterhouse 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height3133.6110.0155.0140.022.9

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 266.90000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Southland) Corrugopecten altoprimus (type locality: 41767)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Australia (Queensland) Corrugopecten altoprimus (103955)