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Aviculopecten coxanus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Aviculopecten coxanus Meek and Worthen p. 453
1922Aviculopecten coxanus Morningstar p. 226
1938Aviculopecten coxanus Newell p. 56 figs. Pl 4, fig 28
1991Aviculopecten coxanus Kues p. 231

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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
speciescoxanus

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.

Aviculopecten coxanus Meek and Worthen 1860
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Missourian or 323.40000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.4 - 318.6USA (Ohio) Aviculopecten coxanus (71998 184122 184126)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Aviculopecten coxanus (237830)