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Lyriochlamys traskii

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten traskii was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Texas Flat, which is in a Campanian marginal marine sandstone in the Chico Formation of California.

It was recombined as Lyriochlamys traskii by Elder (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Pecten traskii Gabb pp. 200 - 201 figs. PL 26, Fig. 187, and 187 a
1869Pecten traskii Gabb p. 198 figs. PI. 32, Fig. 96
1991Lyriochlamys traskii Elder p. E10 figs. Pl 1, figs 4,6,8; pl 2, figs 5, 8-10

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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
genusLyriochlamysSobetski 1977
speciestraskii()

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.

†Lyriochlamys traskii Gabb 1864
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Santonian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian - Santonian93.9 - 83.6USA (California) Pecten traskii (80942)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Lyriochlamys traskii (210547)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Lyriochlamys traskii (167697 167698)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Pecten traskii (72056)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Lyriochlamys traskii (185445 185450)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico Lyriochlamys traskii (1372)