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Pernopecten guangdongensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

Taxonomy
Pernopecten guangdongensis was named by Zhang (1977). Its type specimen is IV55247, a valve (Left valve), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Houshan, Dafu, Qujiang County (Longtan Fm), which is in a Wuchiapingian marine siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Pernopecten guangdongensis Zhang p. 518 figs. Pl 199, figs 10,11

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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)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyEntoliidaeKorobkov 1960
genusPernopecten
speciesguangdongensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height29.529.389.689.530.212

Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 04:59:44
Modified: 2010-02-19 03:36:00
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Guangdong) Pernopecten guangdongensis (113864 113865)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Guangdong) Pernopecten guangdongensis (type locality: 123591)