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Leptopecten latiauratus (kelp scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten latiauratus was named by Conrad (1837). It is extant.

It was recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) latiauritus by Arnold (1903), Arnold (1906); it was recombined as Pecten (Leptopecten) latiauratus by Jordan and Hertlein (1926); it was recombined as Pecten (Aequipecten) latiauratus by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was misspelled as Chlamys latiaurata by Bruff (1946); it was recombined as Leptopecten latiauratus by Moore (1984), Coan et al. (2000), Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1837Pecten latiauratus Conrad
1837Pecten monotimeris Conrad
1844Pecten tunica Philippi p. 100
1895Pecten latiauratus Ashley p. 344
1903Pecten (Chlamys) latiauritus Arnold p. 111 figs. Plate XII, Figs. 2 and 2a
1906Pecten (Chlamys) latiauritus monotimeris Anrold p. 131 figs. Pl. XL VI, figs. 4; 5, and 5a
1906Pecten (Chlamys) bellilamellatus Arnold p. 108
1906Pecten (Chlamys) latiauritus Arnold p. 115
1906Pecten (Chlamys) latiauritus delosi Arnold p. 130 figs. pi. 40, figs. 9, 9a, 10, 10a
1926Pecten (Leptopecten) latiauratus Jordan and Hertlein
1931Pecten (Aequipecten) latiauratus Grant, IV and Gale p. 200
1931Pecten (Aequipecten) latiauratus monotimeris Grant, IV and Gale p. 204 figs. Plate 4, Figures 3, 6
1931Pecten (Aequipecten) bellilamellatus Grant, IV and Gale p. 205
1946Chlamys latiaurata Bruff p. 232
1946Chlamys monotimeris Bruff p. 232
1953Leptopecten latiauratus monotimeris Emerson and Addicott p. 440
1984Leptopecten bellilamellatus Moore p. B42 figs. Plate 13, figures 3, 6
1984Leptopecten latiauratus Moore pp. B43 - B44 figs. Plate 15, figures 7, 9
2000Leptopecten latiauratus Coan et al. p. 237
2021Leptopecten latiauratus Hendy

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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
genusLeptopectenVerrill 1897
specieslatiauratus(Conrad 1837)

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.

Leptopecten latiauratus Conrad 1837 [kelp scallop]
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Invalid names: Pecten (Chlamys) bellilamellatus Arnold 1906 [synonym], Pecten (Chlamys) latiauritus delosi Arnold 1906 [invalid subgroup], Pecten monotimeris Conrad 1837 [synonym], Pecten tunica Philippi 1844 [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 23.04000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.98 Ma

Collections (67 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil Chlamys latiaurata (112581)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Brazil (Para) Chlamys latiaurata (112580)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California) Pecten bellilamellatus (97126 97129) Pecten bellilamellatus, Pecten latiauratus (97127) Pecten latiauritus (97124)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58USA (California) Pecten latiauratus (237376)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja) Leptopecten bellilamellatus (66170 66174)
Zanclean - Gelasian5.333 - 1.8USA (California) Leptopecten latiauratus (214266)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.774USA (California) Pecten latiauratus (237590)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.58 - 0.774USA (California) Leptopecten latiauratus (168757)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Leptopecten latiauratus (96590 96592)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Pecten latiauratus (237610 240568) Pecten latiauritus (201624)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Leptopecten latiauratus (71054 202991) Pecten latiauratus (96894 138723 222663 222664)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Leptopecten latiauratus (222954) Pecten latiauratus (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Chlamys latiaurata (226458 240604 240609 240614 240619 240620 240621 240626) Chlamys latiaurata, Chlamys monotimeris (240612 240613 240617) Leptopecten latiauratus (22632 28157 96566 96930 96937 203417 223045 223072 240594 240635 240644 240646 240648 240650 240660 240661 240662) Leptopecten latiauratus, Pecten bellilamellatus (240593) Pecten latiauratus (96589 96895 219029 222659 222662 222674) Pecten latiauratus, Pecten latiauratus (222660 222661) Pecten latiauratus, Pecten monotimeris (160361 219030) Pecten latiauritus (59063 202936)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Leptopecten latiauratus (67613)