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Cyclopecten (Pectinella)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Discussion

WoRMS claims extant

Taxonomy
Pectinella was named by Verrill (1897). It is extant.

It was reranked as Cyclopecten (Pectinella) by Cox et al. (1969).

It was assigned to Cyclopecten by Cox et al. (1969); and to Entoliidae by Galli (2013).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Pectinella Verrill
1969Cyclopecten (Pectinella) Cox et al.
2013Pectinella Galli

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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)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954
genusCyclopectenVerrill 1897
subgenusPectinella(Verrill 1897)

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.

Subg. Cyclopecten (Pectinella) Verrill 1897
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-08-17 19:53:26
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:53:26
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 119.57000 to 113.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2Japan (Iwate) Pectinella miyakoensis (142436)