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Macrochlamis magnolia

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten magnolia was named by Conrad (1857).

It was recombined as Pecten (Lyropecten) magnolia by Arnold (1906), Loel and Corey (1932); it was synonymized subjectively with Pecten (Lyropecten) jeffersonius by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Macrochlamis magnolia by Moore (1984), Smith (1991).

Subspecies
M. ojaiensis
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. latissima, M. ziziniae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Pecten magnolia Conrad p. 76
1906Pecten (Lyropecten) magnolia Arnold p. 77
1932Pecten (Lyropecten) magnolia Loel and Corey pp. 198 - 199 figs. Plate 25, figures 1, 2, 3, 4; plate 26, figures 1a,1b; plate 27, figures 1, 2; plate 28, figure 1
1984Macrochlamis magnolia Moore p. B56 figs. Plate 21, figures 4, 5
1991Macrochlamis magnolia Smith pp. 72 - 74 figs. Plate 29, figures 3, 4; plate 31, figures 1, 5; plate 37, figures 2, 4

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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
genusMacrochlamis
speciesmagnolia(Conrad 1857)

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.

†Macrochlamis magnolia Conrad 1857
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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: 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 Oligocene to the top of the Aquitanian or 27.30000 to 20.45000 Ma

Collections (49 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Pecten magnolia (11601 52398)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Macrochlamis magnolia (72409)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (California) Macrochlamis magnolia (37516 37517 37553)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Lyropecten magnolia (94852) Pecten magnolia (71223 91374 203554 208083 208126 237900 237910 237915 238139 238140 238145 238169 238171 238172 238173 238174 238175 238176 238178 238179 238180 238181 238187 238190 238191 238192 238209 238213 238214 238215 238217 238234 238243 238252 238253 238257 238258 238259 238260 238261 238262)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Pecten magnolia (208082)