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Lyropecten terminus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Lyropecten) estrellanus terminus was named by Arnold (1906).

It was recombined as Pecten estrellanus terminus by Nomland (1916); it was recombined as Pecten terminus by Nomland (1917); it was recombined as Lyropecten terminus by Moore (1984), Smith (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Pecten (Lyropecten) estrellanus terminus Arnold p. 77 figs. Pl. XXIII, figs. 2 and 2a
1916Pecten estrellanus terminus Nomland
1917Pecten terminus Nomland p. 242
1931Pecten (Lyropecten) estrellanus terminus Grant, IV and Gale p. 185
1984Lyropecten terminus Moore p. B54 figs. Plate 19, figures 1, 5
1991Lyropecten terminus Smith pp. 66 - 67 figs. Plate 2, figure 1; plate 22, figures 2, 3

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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
speciesterminus()

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 terminus 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 Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.04000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Pecten terminus (206370)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Lyropecten terminus (194805 195039 195076 195416)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Pecten terminus (216865 216867 216870 216871)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333USA (California) Lyropecten terminus (194797 194801 194803 194866 194891 194895 195029 195032 195037)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Pecten estrellanus (206373) Pecten terminus (206365 220177 220180 220199)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Pecten terminus (216433 216872 216903)