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Mizuhopecten yessoensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten yessoensis was named by Jay (1857). It is extant.

It was recombined as Mizuhopecten yessoensis by Masuda (1963) and Coan et al. (2000).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Pecten yessoensis Jay p. 293
1963Mizuhopecten yessoensis Masuda
2000Mizuhopecten yessoensis Coan et al. p. 239

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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
subfamilyPedinaeBronn 1862
tribeFortipectininiMasuda 1963
genusMizuhopectenMasuda 1963
speciesyessoensis(Jay 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.

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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 mobilef
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:02:01
Modified: 2010-02-16 06:48:49
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Calabrian or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Japan (Aomori) Patinopecten yessoensis (55849)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation Mizuhopecten yessoensis (49976 70469)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan Mizuhopecten yessoensis (97078)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan (Niigata) Patinopecten yessoensis (101021)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Japan (Yamaguchi) Mizuhopecten yessoensis (62297)