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Pecten humphreysii

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten humphreysii was named by Conrad (1842). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pecten (Pecten) humphreysii by Glenn (1904); it was recombined as Pecten (Janira) humphreysii by Grant and IV and Gale (1931).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chlamys vezzanensis, P. acanikos, P. acuteauritus, P. aequiplicatus, P. aequisulcatiis, P. aequivalvis, P. aknerianus, P. albertii, P. amenensis, P. antiguensis, P. antiquatus, P. arachnoideus, P. asellus, P. assiniboiensis, P. basselli, P. beaveri, P. beethami, P. bellula, P. bellus, P. benedictus, P. beudanti, P. biddeleana, P. bielzianus, P. bifidus, P. bipartitus, P. bipartitus, P. burdigalensis, P. burnsii, P. byoritzuensis, P. byramensis, P. cailliaudi, P. cartieri, P. catherina, P. cereadica, P. cererideditus, P. chathamensis, P. chickaria, P. clevei, P. coderensis, P. complanatus, P. concavus, P. convexior, P. costellorum, P. cristatus, P. daudeleus, P. diegensis, P. diffluxus, P. diffuluxus, P. discites, P. dispar, P. dorothea, P. dunkeri, P. dutemplei, P. dutempli, P. dutrugei, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. eboreus, P. engrammatus, P. erythraeensis, P. estrellanus, P. etchegoini, P. fimbriatus, P. fischeri, P. fisheri, P. fraasi, P. frondosus, P. fucanus, P. fuchsi, P. furcanus, P. fuschi, P. gibbus, P. glyptus, P. grandis, P. grayi, P. grayi, P. groenlandicus, P. harmeri, P. hastalus, P. hastatus, P. hedonia, P. hellii, P. herrmannseni, P. hiemalis, P. hochstetteri, P. howei, P. howei, P. interlineatus, P. inversum, P. jacobaeus, P. jacobaeus, P. jacobeus, P. jcaunensis, P. jeffersonius, P. jugosus, P. juhanus, P. kochi, P. laevicostatus, P. lakemba, P. lamellosus, P. lenzi, P. madisonius, P. madisonus, P. marvilensis, P. marylandica, P. membranacens, P. membranosus, P. microglyptus, P. miguelensis, P. modestus, P. moreanus, P. naganumanus, P. nebrascensis, P. nelsoni, P. nitescens, P. northamptoni, P. nummularis, P. ochlockoneensis, P. oebergi, P. ostierianus, P. palmyrensis, P. paulensis, P. perlanus, P. perplanus, P. perplanus, P. perplanus, P. perplexus, P. pfaffi, P. philippi, P. platessus, P. plus, P. pollux, P. praebenedictus, P. prebenedictus, P. progresoensis, P. proximus, P. quinquenarius, P. quinuenarius, P. radula, P. reghiensis, P. retiferus, P. revolutus, P. rubidus, P. rubidus, P. sanctae-crucis, P. santamaria, P. simpicius, P. simplicus, P. socialis, P. sparsinodosus, P. spitzbergensis, P. stazzanensis, P. stearnsii, P. stearsii, P. subarcuatus, P. subarcuatus, P. subarcutus, P. subarticulatus, P. submalvinae, P. subpunctatus, P. sulcicostata, P. tchibatcheffi, P. textorius, P. texturatus, P. tietzei, P. toulai, P. tournali, P. ussicus, P. vacaensis, P. validus, P. venetianus, P. ventrcosus, P. verbeeki, P. vesseli, P. vexilloides, P. vezzanensis, P. whitfieldi, P. williamsoni, P. zitteli, P. arachnoideus, P. kikaiensis, P. mbalavuensis, P. northamptoni, P. reevei, P. spectabilis, P. subserricosta, P. spinulosa, P. marensis, P. papyraceus, P. sibogai, P. burdigalensis, P. subpleuronectes, P. moodyi, P. cavanus, P. martinsensis, P. ataensis, P. bellhamellatus, P. buchivacoanus, P. digitalinus, P. elegans, P. gloriamarius, P. hastatus, P. historicus, P. inflexus, P. irregularis, P. laetus, P. longolaevis, P. membranosus, P. nausorensis, P. nicholsi, P. raulinia, P. sayanus, P. senatorius, P. tauroperstriatus, P. tauroperstriatus, P. plicus, P. quotidianus, P. vitreus, P. ziczag, P. bosniascki, P. burdigalensis, P. gatunensis, P. serviceus, P. solarium, P. ugolini, P. latissimus, P. hofmanni, P. bifidus, P. soellingensis, P. cristatacostatus, P. condylomaius, P. jeffersonius, P. nicholsi, P. submiguelensis, P. fasciculatus, P. bellulus, P. georgetownensis, P. nodosus, P. pyx, P. caribeus, P. revolutus, P. waluensis, P. waluensis, P. acuticostatus, P. archon, P. burnsi, P. byramensis, P. caribeus, P. catianus, P. fulvicostatus, P. hastatus, P. hemycyclicus, P. jacobaeus, P. leonensis, P. maiquetiensis, P. ochlockoneensis, P. ochlockoneensis, P. porphyreus, P. remulus, P. revolutus, P. santaecruzensis, P. seguenzai, P. subarcuatus, P. evergladensis, P. cmadoritinctus, P. sinensis, P. tricarinatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pecten humphreysii Conrad p. 194 figs. Plate 2, Fig. 2
1904Pecten (Pecten) humphreysii Glenn p. 372
1931Pecten (Janira) humphreysii Grant, IV and Gale p. 221
1992Pecten humphreysii Ward p. 67
1998Pecten humphreysii Ward p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPectininaeWilkes 1810
genusPecten
specieshumphreysiiConrad 1842

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.

Pecten humphreysii Conrad 1842
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Pecten humphreysii woolmani Richards and Harbison 1942
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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: 2004-10-20 00:25:14
Modified: 2004-10-20 02:25:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Serravallian or 20.45000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (Florida) Pecten humphreysii (79773)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98USA (New Jersey) Pecten humphreysii (59336 59720 59726) Pecten humphreysii, Pecten humphreysii (59335)
Aquitanian - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Pecten humphreysii (48887)
Early/Lower Miocene - Langhian23.04 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Pecten humphreysii (173047)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Delaware) Pecten humphreysii (18579)
Burdigalian20.45 - 15.98USA (Maryland) Pecten humphreysii (60848 70591 70593)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Pecten humphreysii (60858 60870)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Pecten humphreysii (55517)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82USA (Virginia) Pecten humphreysii (71654)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Maryland) Pecten humphreysii (55396)