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Lyropecten catalinae

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Lyropecten) estrellanus catalinae was named by Arnold (1906). Its type specimen is LSJU 30, a valve (a right valve of a young adult), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Lyropecten catalinae by Moore (1984), Smith (1991), Squires et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Pecten (Lyropecten) estrellanus catalinae Arnold p. 76 figs. Plate 20, Figs. 3-4
1931Pecten (Lyropecten) estrellanus catalinae Grant, IV and Gale p. 186
1984Lyropecten catalinae Moore p. B53 figs. Plate 18, figures 4, 6
1991Lyropecten catalinae Smith pp. 48 - 49 figs. Plate 27, figures 2, 3, 7; plate 28, figures 1, 6
2006Lyropecten catalinae Squires et al. p. 13 figs. Figures 17–19

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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
genusLyropectenConrad 1862
speciescatalinae()

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.

†Lyropecten catalinae Arnold 1906
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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 mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:13:34
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:13:34
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Pecten estrellanus (96904)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Lyropecten catalinae (96908) Pecten estrellanus (186032)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Lyropecten catalinae (193546 238615 238616 238617 238618 238619 238620 238622 238624 239463 239465 239467 239468 239469 239470 239580) Lyropecten cerrosensis (238418 238421 238436 238437 238460 238580 238606 238608)