Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Mimachlamys canalis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten oxygonum canalis was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1913). Its type specimen is ANSP 3894, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Aequipecten canalis by Woodring (1982); it was recombined as Mimachlamys canalis by Waller (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chlamys sakitoensis, M. catulloi, M. menkrawitensis, M. trigintaradiatus

Synonyms
  • Pecten hodgii was named by Hubbard (1920). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Aequipecten canalis by Woodring (1982).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Pecten oxygonum canalis Brown and Pilsbry p. 511 figs. pl. 24, fig. 3
1920Pecten hodgii Hubbard p. 93 figs. pl. 12, fig. 5
1982Aequipecten canalis Woodring p. 591
2011Mimachlamys canalis Waller

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusMimachlamysRöding 1798
speciescanalis()

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.

†Mimachlamys canalis Brown and Pilsbry 1913
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Pecten hodgii Hubbard 1920 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:06:05
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:19:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.03000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44Panama Aequipecten canalis (42602 42609 42626 42627 42628 42629 42630 42632 93039 93239)
Aquitanian - Burdigalian23.03 - 15.97Colombia (La Guajira) Mimachlamys canalis (156749)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Puerto Rico Aequipecten canalis (92452)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela Aequipecten canalis (130981)