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Bupecten cornutus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

Taxonomy
Bupecten cornutus was named by Guo (1988). Its type specimen is Geological Museum of China, Beijing, IVy0699 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dongguachong, Qiubei, which is in a Ladinian/Julian marine horizon in the Falang Formation of China. It is the type species of Bupecten.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Bupecten cornutus Guo

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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)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyEntoliidaeKorobkov 1960
genusBupectenGuo 1988
speciescornutusGuo 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.

Bupecten cornutus Guo 1988
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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: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 04:59:44
Modified: 2010-02-19 03:36:00
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ladinian to the top of the Julian or 241.46400 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ladinian - Julian241.464 - 233.6China (Yunnan) Bupecten cornutus (type locality: 200937)