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Pacipecten discus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten discus was named by Conrad (1857). Its type specimen is UCMP 13335, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Plagioctenium) discus by Arnold (1906); it was recombined as Pecten (Aequipecten) discus by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Chlamys discus by Stanton (1966); it was recombined as Leptopecten discus by Vedder and Moore (1976); it was recombined as Aequipecten discus by Squires and Fritsche (1978); it was recombined as Pacipecten discus by Moore (1984).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Pecten discus Conrad pp. 190-191 figs. pl. 3, fig. 1
1906Pecten (Plagioctenium) discus Arnold pp. 86-87
1915Pecten (Pecten) cierboensis Clark p. 449 figs. pl. 47, fig. 6
1915Pecten (Pecten) raymondi Clark pp. 450-452 figs. pl. 46, figs. 1-2
1922Pecten (Pecten) raymondi brionianus Trask p. 148 figs. Plate 1, figures 2 and 3
1931Pecten (Aequipecten) discus Grant, IV and Gale p. 200
1931Pecten raymondi Hoots p. 100
1931Pecten raymondi brionianus Hoots p. 110
1966Chlamys discus Stanton, Jr. p. 27
1969Aequipecten raymondi Adegoke p. 99
1976Leptopecten discus Vedder and Moore p. 121
1978Aequipecten discus Squires and Fritsche p. 21
1984Pacipecten discus Moore pp. B46 - B47 figs. Plate 14, figures 3-5; 7-9

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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
genusPacipectenVerrill 1897
speciesdiscus(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.

†Pacipecten discus Conrad 1857
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Invalid names: Aequipecten raymondi Clark 1915 [synonym], Pecten (Pecten) cierboensis Clark 1915 [synonym]
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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 08:13:19
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:13:19
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Tortonian or 13.82000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Leptopecten discus (214405)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63USA (California) Pecten discus (208127)
Serravallian - Tortonian13.82 - 7.246USA (California) Pecten discus (159598)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333USA (California) Aequipecten raymondi (44421 44425 164674) Leptopecten discus (214962 214963 214964) Pecten discus (203540) Pecten raymondi (94813 237579 237580 237581 237582 237583 237584)