Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Hunanopecten longauriculus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae

Taxonomy
Hunanopecten longauriculus was named by Yin (1983). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Naquan Section Gx-N 1, Fusui County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate marl in the Heshan Formation of China.

Entered
by M. Clapham on 2011-12-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Hunanopecten longauriculus Yin p. 372 figs. Pl 32, figs 9-12

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyHeteropectinoideaBeurlen 1954
familyHunanopectinidaeYin 1985
subfamilyHunanopectininaeYin 1985
tribeHunanopectininiYin 1985
genusHunanopecten
specieslongauriculus

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height36.995.5010.75.802.92

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Hunanopecten longauriculus (type locality: 121424)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guizhou) Hunanopecten longauriculus (82631)