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Delectopecten terryi

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudamusium terryi was named by Olsson (1942). Its type specimen is PRI 4085, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Charco Azul [Charco Azul Fm], which is in a Pliocene offshore shale in the Charco Azul Formation of Costa Rica.

It was recombined as Delectopecten terryi by Hendy et al. (2008).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Pseudamusium terryi Olsson p. 30 figs. pl. 2, figs. 5, 6, 7
2008Delectopecten terryi Hendy et al.

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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
subfamilyCamptonectinaeHabe 1977
genusDelectopecten()
speciesterryi()

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.

Delectopecten terryi Olsson 1942
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:15:37
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:15:37
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Costa Rica Pseudamusium terryi (type locality: 66790)