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Leptochondria bittneri

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Velopecten) bittneri was named by Kiparisova (1938).

It was recombined as Leptochondria bittneri by Gavrilova (1995) and Komatsu et al. (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. inaequistriata, L. pascoensis, L. subalternatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Pecten (Velopecten) bittneri Kiparisova p. 289 figs. Pl 4, figs 5-9, 11, 13
1995Leptochondria bittneri Gavrilova
2014Leptochondria bittneri Komatsu et al. p. 189 figs. 136.6-136.7

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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
speciesbittneri(Kiparisova 1938)

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.

†Leptochondria bittneri Kiparisova 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height29.318.1010.79.401.84

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: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Griesbachian or 251.20000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan - Olenekian252.17 - 247.2Japan (Fukui) Leptochondria bittneri (39973)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Leptochondria bittneri (112112)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Sichuan) Leptochondria bittneri (149116)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2Vietnam Leptochondria bittneri (143597 155538)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Qinghai) Leptochondria bittneri (112825 112827)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Kazakhstan Leptochondria bittneri (203766 203769)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Vietnam Leptochondria bittneri (155520 155522) Leptochondria sp. (143600 143601)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Anhui) Leptochondria bittneri (111496 111498 111499)
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2Svalbard and Jan Mayen Pecten bittneri (212786)