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Acanthopecten onukii

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopecten onukii was named by Murata (1964). Its type specimen is IGPS 85745, a valve (left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Shigeji-zawa IGPS Mi117, Kami-yasse, Kesennuma City, which is in a Roadian marine slate in the Kanokura Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Acanthopecten onukii Murata p. 222 figs. Pl 35, figs 1-9

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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
familyLimipectinidaeNewell and Boyd 1990
subfamilyAcanthopectininae()
genusAcanthopecten
speciesonukii

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.

Acanthopecten onukii Murata 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Roadian to the top of the Wordian or 274.40000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Japan Acanthopecten onukii (109636 type locality: 113873)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Japan Acanthopecten onukii (109643 114494 114533)