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Heteropecten paranaensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae

Taxonomy
Heteropecten paranaensis was named by Neves et al. (2014). Its type specimen is DGM-4379, a valve (left valve), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Rio d'Areia, Teixeira Soares region, Paraná State, which is in an Asselian marine siltstone in the Taciba Formation of Brazil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. beipeiensis, H. cortignasi, H. lopingensis, H. shiroshitai, H. simplicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Heteropecten paranaensis Neves et al. p. 221 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-12

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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
familyHeteropectinidaeBeurlen 1954
subfamilyHeteropectininaeBeurlen 1954
genusHeteropectenKegel and Costa 1951
speciesparanaensis

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.

†Heteropecten paranaensis Neves et al. 2014
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height2321.611.035.022.06.94

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 Asselian to the top of the Sakmarian or 298.90000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian298.9 - 293.52Brazil Aviculopecten multiscalptus (type locality: 139503)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Brazil Aviculopecten multiscalptus (139502) Heteropecten paranaensis (155153)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Argentina Heteropecten sp. (132805)