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Merklinia variabilis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten variabilis was named by Hagenow (1842).

It was recombined as Merklinia variabilis by Dhondt (1975).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pecten variabilis Hagenow
1975Merklinia variabilis Dhondt

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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
genusMerkliniaSobetski 1960
speciesvariabilis(Hagenow 1842)

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.

†Merklinia variabilis Hagenow 1842
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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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Merklinia variabilis (27818 27819 27822 28078)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Ukraine Merklinia variabilis (1334)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Merklinia variabilis (1385 1386 35039)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Kazakhstan Merklinia variabilis (1343)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands Merklinia variabilis (1326)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Merklinia variabilis (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Germany Merklinia variabilis (1318 1330 1349)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0United Kingdom (England) Merklinia variabilis (1389)