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Spondylus princeps

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Spondylidae

Taxonomy
Spondylus princeps was named by Broderip (1833) [TYPE LOCALITY: Ecuador; Recent.]. It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Spondylus princeps Broderip p. 4
1946Spondylus princeps Hertlein and Strong pp. 62-63
1957Spondylus princeps Hertlein pp. 66-67
1987Spondylus princeps Moore p. 8

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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
familySpondylidaeGray 1826
genusSpondylusLinnaeus 1758
speciesprincepsBroderip 1833

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.

Spondylus princeps Broderip 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:12:06
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:49:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California Sur) Spondylus victoriae (43847)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Mexico (Baja California Sur) Spondylus princeps (96583 96584 96585)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Spondylus princeps (89598)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California Sur) Spondylus princeps (88605)