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Leptochondria occidanea

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae

Taxonomy
Aviculopecten occidaneus was named by Meek (1877). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Weber Canyon, upper Coal-Measures limestone, Wasatch Range, which is in an Olenekian offshore shale in the Thaynes Formation of Utah.

It was recombined as Leptochondria occidaneus by Newell and Boyd (1995); it was recombined as Leptochondria occidanea by Hofmann and Hautmann (2013), Hofmann et al. (2013).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Aviculopecten parvulus Hall and Whitfield
1877Aviculopecten weberensis Hall and Whitfield
1877Aviculopecten occidaneus Meek p. 96 figs. Pl 12, fig 13
1879Aviculopecten superstrictus White
1927Monotis parksi Girty p. 441 figs. Pl 30, figs 20, 21
1995Leptochondria occidaneus Newell and Boyd p. 70 figs. 51.3-51.9
2013Leptochondria occidanea Hofmann and Hautmann p. 561 figs. 11A-C

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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
familyHunanopectinidaeYin 1985
subfamilyAsoellinae()
genusLeptochondria
speciesoccidanea()

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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Invalid names: Aviculopecten parvulus Hall and Whitfield 1877 [synonym], Aviculopecten superstrictus White 1879 [synonym], Aviculopecten weberensis Hall and Whitfield 1877 [synonym], Monotis parksi Girty 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height122.3----
valve height2111.76.1022.311.14.83

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 Griesbachian to the top of the Fassanian or 251.90200 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Wyoming) Leptochondria occidanea (150701)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Montana) Leptochondria occidanea (150715)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5USA (Utah) Leptochondria occidanea (150729 150730 150731)
Triassic251.902 - 201.4USA (California) Aviculopecten parvulus (229448)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9USA (Utah) Leptochondria occidanea (150732 150733 150734)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9USA (Wyoming) Leptochondria occidanea (150713)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Utah) Leptochondria occidanea (156011 156013 156014 156016 156017 156020 156021 156022 156025 156096 156097 156098 156099 156100 156101 156103 156104 156108 156110 156111 156116)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Idaho) Monotis parksi (106216)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Svalbard and Jan Mayen Leptochondria occidanea (212570 212571 212572 212573 212574 212575)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7USA (Utah) Aviculopecten occidaneus (type locality: 142647)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7USA (California) Aviculopecten parvulus (109758)
Olenekian249.9 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Leptochondria occidaneus (94889)
Smithian - Spathian249.9 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Aviculopecten parvulus (35168)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Nevada) Leptochondria occidanea (211753) Leptochondria occidaneus (44335 44342 44343)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Utah) Leptochondria occidanea (156079 156083 156084 156087 156089 156094 156095 156115 156120)
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Tunisia Leptochondria occidanea (203925)