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Aviculopecten occidentalis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Pecten occidentalis Shumard p. 41
1891Aviculopecten occidentalis White p. 29 figs. Pl 4, fig 1
1922Deltopecten occidentalis Morningstar p. 228
1929Aviculipecten occidentalis Buddington and Chapin
1930Deltopecten occidentalis Branson p. 49 figs. Pl 11, fig 21
1938Aviculopecten occidentalis Newell p. 51 figs. Pl 4, figs 4-9; pl 5, fig 7

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
genusAviculopecten
speciesoccidentalis()

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
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 04:31:45
Modified: 2007-10-05 06:31:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Missourian to the top of the Albian or 306.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Missouri) Aviculopecten occidentalis (26878 71507 237767 237795 237796 237797)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Aviculopecten occidentalis (237740 237799 237800 237801 237802) Deltopecten occidentalis (233341)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Pennsylvania) Deltopecten occidentalis (184105)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (Ohio) Aviculopecten occidentalis (71993)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52USA (Kansas) Aviculopecten occidentalis (793 799)
Wolfcampian298.9 - 286.0USA (Kansas) Aviculopecten occidentalis (803)
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Alaska) Aviculipecten occidentalis (112191)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation Aviculopecten occidentalis (102160)
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Aviculopecten occidentalis (108766)
Roadian - Wordian274.4 - 264.28USA (California) Aviculopecten occidentalis (105658 105665 105667)
Albian113.2 - 100.5USA (Kansas) Pecten occidentalis (2004)