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Antarctipecten alanbeui

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Adamussium alanbeui was named by Jonkers (2003). Its type specimen is GNS TM8228, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Antarctipecten.

It was recombined as Antarctipecten alanbeui by Beu and Taviani (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Adamussium alanbeui Jonkers p. 70 figs. pl. 3, figs. d-e, g
2013Antarctipecten alanbeui Beu and Taviani p. 24

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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)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPalliolinaeKorbobkov in Eberzin 1960
tribeAdamussiiniHabe 1977
genusAntarctipecten
speciesalanbeui(Jonkers 2003)

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.

Antarctipecten alanbeui Jonkers 2003
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. Beu and M. Taviani 2013Shell small (H up to 50 mm, few specimens exceeding 45 mm), very thin, fragile, acline; auricles almost symmetrical, short; umbonal angle low (c. 110– 115 degrees); without obvious macrosculpture, other than faint, very narrow radial costae on LV of a few well-preserved specimens, particularly on anterior half of disc; microsculpture of obvious commarginal ridges, raised into high lamellae in groove between disc and auricle on well-preserved specimens; and fine antimarginal ridgelets.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:02:01
Modified: 2010-02-16 06:48:49
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available