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Paraleptopecten

Taxonomy
Paraleptopecten was named by Waller (2011). It is extant. Its type is Chlamys (Aequipecten) bavayi.

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genusParaleptopecten

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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Paraleptopecten velero Hertlein 1935
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Paraleptopecten bavayi Dautzenberg 1900
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Messinian or 20.45000 to 5.33300 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Venezuela (Zulia) Pecten quirosensis (60627)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98Colombia (La Guajira) P. quirosensis (136883 156700 156720 156748 156754 156791 156797 160770)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Colombia (La Guajira) P. quirosensis (136878 136885 157858 158040 160965 161055 161057 161626 161887)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic P. sp. A (75042)