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Limipecten texanus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Taxonomy
Limipecten texanus was named by Girty (1904).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Limipecten texanus Girty
1938Limipecten texanus Newell p. 68 figs. Pl 9, figs 2-6; pl 10, fig 2

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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
subfamilyLimipectininaeNewell and Boyd 1990
genusLimipectenGirty 1903
speciestexanusGirty 1904

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.

Limipecten texanus Girty 1904
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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 Morrowan to the top of the Desmoinesian or 323.40000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan - Desmoinesian323.4 - 306.0Mexico (Oaxaca) Limipecten texanus (43452 44290 44324)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9Mexico (Oaxaca) Limipecten texanus (211807 211808 211810)