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Tianshanopecten carboniferus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Streblochondriidae

Taxonomy
Tianshanopecten carboniferus was named by Feng (1988). Its type specimen is China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, XG07414 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Qiajiagou, southern Junggar Basin, which is in a Pennsylvanian marine horizon in the Qijiagou Formation of China. It is the type species of Tianshanopecten.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Tianshanopecten carboniferus Feng

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyChaenocardioideaMiller 1889
familyStreblochondriidaeNewell 1938
genusTianshanopectenFeng 1988
speciescarboniferusFeng 1988

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 11:08:50
Modified: 2009-04-13 13:08:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Pennsylvanian or 323.40000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9China (Xinjiang) Tianshanopecten carboniferus (type locality: 200927)