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Mimachlamys cretosa

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten cretosus was named by Defrance (1822).

It was recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) cretosus by Barber (1958); it was recombined as Mimachlamys cretosa by Dhondt (1973), Freneix and Odin (2001).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1822Pecten cretosus Defrance
1958Pecten (Chlamys) cretosus Barber p. 18 figs. Pl 6, fig 3
1973Mimachlamys cretosa Dhondt
2001Mimachlamys cretosa Freneix and Odin p. 468 figs. Pl 2, figs 28, 32-34

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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
genusMimachlamysRöding 1798
speciescretosa(Defrance 1822)

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 cretosa Defrance 1822
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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 Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian100.5 - 89.8Nigeria Pecten cretosus (83019)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Mimachlamys cretosa (3746)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2France Mimachlamys cretosa (3747)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2France (Landes) Mimachlamys cretosa (213846 213847)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Mimachlamys cretosa (28084)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Poland Mimachlamys cretosa (28446)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0France (Landes) Mimachlamys cretosa (214169)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Mimachlamys cretosa (28077)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Mimachlamys cretosa (27818 27822 28078 28082 28083)