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Vertipecten perrini

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Lyropecten) perrini was named by Arnold (1906).

It was recombined as Pecten (Vertipecten) nevadanus perrini by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Vertipecten perrini by Moore (1984), Smith (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Pecten (Lyropecten) perrini Arnold p. 80 figs. Plate 24, Fig 1
1931Pecten (Vertipecten) nevadanus perrini Grant, IV and Gale p. 190
1932Pecten (Lyropecten) perrini Loel and Corey p. 201 figs. Plate 23, figure 1; plate 24, figure 1
1984Vertipecten perrini Moore pp. B62 - B63 figs. Plate 25, figures 4-6
1991Vertipecten perrini Smith pp. 84 - 85 figs. Plate 32, figure 2; plate 37, figures 1, 5, 6

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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
genusVertipecten(Grant and Gale 1931)
speciesperrini()

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.

†Vertipecten perrini 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 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 Middle Miocene or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Pecten perrini (11601 57789)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04USA (California) Vertipecten perrini (72410)
Chattian - Aquitanian27.3 - 20.45USA (California) Vertipecten perrini (37517)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (California) Pecten perrini (71215 208083 208128 237911 238143 238165 238168 238174 238176 238186 238187 238192 238209 238211 238212 238213 238214 238234 238239 238243 238253 238258)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Pecten perrini (208127)