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Cyclopecten hoskynsi

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Propeamussiidae

Taxonomy
Pecten hoskynsi was named by Forbes (1844) [DISTRIBUTION: Mediterranean (Recent).]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Xenamussium hoskynsi by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Cyclopecten hoskynsi by Waller (2011).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Pecten hoskynsi Forbes
2000Xenamussium hoskynsi Coan et al. p. 247
2011Cyclopecten hoskynsi Waller p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
RankNameAuthor
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyPropeamussiidaeAbbott 1954
genusCyclopectenVerrill 1897
specieshoskynsi(Forbes 1844)

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Calabrian or 1.80000 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Greece Cyclopecten hoskynsi (190371)