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Vertipecten porterensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten porterensis was named by Weaver (1912). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oakville, west, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone in Washington.

It was recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) porterensis by Clark (1925), Durham (1944); it was recombined as Pecten (Vertipecten) porterensis by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Vertipecten porterensis by Addicott (1974).

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by A. Hendy on 2011-01-14; modified by M. Uhen on 2024-02-14

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Pecten porterensis Weaver
1925Pecten (Chlamys) porterensis Clark p. 83 figs. Plate 11, figures 1 and 3
1931Pecten (Vertipecten) porterensis Grant, IV and Gale p. 191
1944Pecten (Chlamys) porterensis Durham p. 138
1974Vertipecten porterensis Addicott p. 182

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusVertipecten(Grant and Gale 1931)
speciesporterensis()

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.

†Vertipecten porterensis Weaver 1912
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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

Age range: base of the Priabonian to the top of the Early/Lower Miocene or 37.71000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Chlamis porterensis (209753)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Washington) Pecten porterensis (91606 91607)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3USA (Washington) Pecten porterensis (91608)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) Pecten porterensis (208138)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Washington) Pecten porterensis (type locality: 241875)