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Swiftopecten parmeleei parmaleei

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Chlamys) parmeleei parmaleei was named by Dall (1898). Its type specimen is USNM 154479 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Swiftopecten parmeleei parmaleei by Moore (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chlamys cosibensis, Chlamys merklini, S. iheringi
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2024-04-20

Synonyms
  • Pecten (Chlamys) wattsi was named by Arnold (1906) [Pecten wattis first appears in this reference (Anderson 1905), but attribute to Arnold. Arnold's description appears in Arnold 1906.]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pescadero Creek Ridge, which is in an Eocene marine horizon in California.

    It was recombined as Pecten wattsi by Nomland (1916); it was recombined as Pecten etchegoini wattsi by Nomland (1917); it was recombined as Pecten (Swiftopecten) etchegoini wattsi by Faustman (1964); it was synonymized subjectively with Swiftopecten parmeleei parmaleei by Moore (1984).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Pecten (Chlamys) parmeleei parmaleei Dall p. 708 figs. pl. 37, figs. 14, 14a
1906Pecten (Chlamys) wattsi Arnold pp. 120-121 figs. p. 11, figs. 1-1a
1916Pecten wattsi Nomland pp. 203, 204
1917Pecten etchegoini wattsi Nomland p. 214
1964Pecten (Swiftopecten) etchegoini wattsi Faustman p. 116
1984Swiftopecten parmeleei parmaleei Moore p. B59 figs. Plate 23, figures I, 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPectininaeWilkes 1810
tribeChlamydinivon Teppner 1922
genusSwiftopectenHertlein 1935
speciesparmeleei(Dall 1898)
subspeciesparmaleei(Dall 1898)

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.

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Invalid names: Pecten (Chlamys) wattsi Arnold 1906 [synonym]
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 Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.63000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Pecten etchegoini (216870)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Pecten etchegoini (220182 220183 220186) Pecten wattsi (208035)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Pecten etchegoini (194664 216433 220193) Pecten wattsi (204364)