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Aviculopecten bellatulus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten bellatulus was named by Newell (1938). Its type specimen is KUMIP 364, a valve (Left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Padre Canyon highway, which is in a Roadian shallow subtidal limestone in the Kaibab Formation of Arizona.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Aviculopecten bellatulus Newell p. 61 figs. Pl 5, fig 16
1963Aviculopecten bellatulus Winters p. 54 figs. Pl 8, 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
speciesbellatulus

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 bellatulus Newell 1938
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 279.30000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3USA (Arizona) Aviculopecten bellatulus (52898)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Arizona) Aviculopecten bellatulus (type locality: 115886)