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Cyclopecten pustulosus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Taxonomy
Pecten pustulosus was named by Verrill (1873) [DISTRIBUTION: North-western Atlantic. NOMENCLATURE: Verrill (1873) according to Waller (2011), Verrill (1893) according to Coan et al. (2000).]. It is extant. It is the type species of Cyclopecten.

It was recombined as Cyclopecten pustulosus by Sykes et al. (1898), Spencer et al. (2004), Waller (2011).

Entered
by A. Hendy on 2006-10-03; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Pecten pustulosus Verrill
1893Pecten pustulosus Verrill
1898Cyclopecten pustulosus Sykes et al.
2004Cyclopecten pustulosus Spencer et al.
2011Cyclopecten pustulosus Waller p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
superorderAutobranchiaGroblen 1894
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954
genusCyclopectenVerrill 1897
speciespustulosus(Verrill 1873)

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 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: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available