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Lituyapecten turneri

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Patinopecten) turneri was named by Arnold (1906). It is extant. Its type locality is Arroyo San Antonio, which is in a Pliocene marine horizon in California.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pecten (Patinopecten) purisimaensis by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Lituyapecten turneri by Moore (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Pecten (Patinopecten) turneri Arnold p. 106
1984Lituyapecten turneri Moore p. B87 figs. Plate 37, figures 1, 2

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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
genusLituyapecten(MacNeil 1961)
speciesturneri()

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.

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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: Pliocene or 5.33300 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Patinopecten turneri (194689) Pecten turneri (type locality: 208311)