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Aviculopecten xiengmenensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy

Aviculopecten xiengmenensis was named by Mansuy (1912). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Between Ban Pak-Lung and Xieng-Men (limestone and sandstone), which is in a Changhsingian marine sandstone in Laos.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

A. aguisgranensis, A. americanum, A. bellus, A. carboniferum, A. clathratus, A. coelatus, A. colletti, A. delepinei, A. dissimilis, A. dissimilis, A. equilatera, A. fallax, A. fimbriatus, A. forbesi, A. gentilis, A. grandicosta, A. gravidus, A. halli, A. herzeri, A. illinoisensis, A. incertus, A. incrassatus, A. intercostatus, A. interstitialis, A. invalidus, A. jemsensis, A. knockonniensis, A. kokscharoffi, A. lineolata, A. losseni, A. lyelli, A. lyelliformis, A. marbuti, A. monroensis, A. multicostata, A. murchisoni, A. nexilis, A. nobilis, A. nodocostata, A. ornatus, A. planoclathratus, A. plicatus, A. princeps, A. providencesis, A. quadrarius, A. rectalaterarius, A. rectilaterarius, A. sedgwicki, A. semicostatus, A. serratus, A. spinuliferus, A. tabulatus, A. tenuis, A. tenuistriatus, A. texanus, A. tomlinsoni, A. transversus, A. ufensis, A. wellsi, A. wimensis, A. wymmensis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1912	Aviculopecten xiengmenensis Mansuy p. 20 figs. Pl 5, fig 3

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Ostreiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Pectinida	(Gray 1854)
suborder	Anomiidina	Gray 1854
—	Aviculopectinoidei	Starobogatov 1992
superfamily	Aviculopectinoidea	Meek and Hayden 1864
family	Aviculopectinidae
genus	Aviculopecten
species	xiengmenensis

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.

†Aviculopecten xiengmenensis Mansuy 1912

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Composition 2:

low Mg calcitef

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryo

Life habit:

epifaunalo

Diet:

suspension feedero

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2007-10-05 04:31:45

Modified:

2007-10-05 06:31:45

Source: f = family, o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian	254.14 - 251.902	Laos	Aviculopecten xiengmenensis (type locality: 233590)