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Vertipecten fucanus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Chlamys) fucanus was named by Dall (1898).

It was recombined as Pecten (Vertipecten) nevadanus fucanus by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Pecten (Patinopecten) fucanus by Durham (1944); it was recombined as Vertipecten fucanus by Moore (1963), Moore (1984), Smith (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Pecten (Chlamys) fucanus Dall
1906Pecten (Chlamys) fucanus Arnold p. 66
1931Pecten (Chlamys) fucanus Etherington p. 71
1931Pecten (Vertipecten) nevadanus fucanus Grant, IV and Gale p. 190
1944Pecten (Patinopecten) fucanus Durham p. 138
1963Vertipecten fucanus Moore pp. 66 - 67 figs. Plate 19, figures 1, 2; plate 20, figure 8; plate 21, figures 1, 3; plate 22, figures 1, 4
1984Vertipecten fucanus Moore p. B63 figs. Plate 26, figures 3, 4; plate 27, figure 1
1991Vertipecten fucanus Smith pp. 80 - 81 figs. Plate 33, 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
genusVertipecten(Grant and Gale 1931)
speciesfucanus(Dall 1898)

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 fucanus Dall 1898
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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 Early/Lower Miocene or 27.30000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04USA (Washington) Pecten fucanus (208177 208178)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Vertipecten fucanus (37576 37577 37579 37580 37581 37582 37583 37584 37585 37586 37588 37589 37590 37592 37593)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene27.3 - 15.98USA (Oregon) Vertipecten fucanus (202095)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45USA (Washington) Vertipecten fucanus (37560 203158)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Washington) Pecten fucanus (208033)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82USA (Oregon) Vertipecten fucanus (39592)