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Cryptopecten nux

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten nux was named by Reeve (1853). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cryptopecten nux by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Rosenberg et al. (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by A. Hendy (authorized by A. Miller) on 2007-01-16

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Pecten nux Reeve
1909Chlamys corymbiatus Hedley
1945Pecten (Cryptopecten) corymbiatus Ladd and Hoffmeister
1992Cryptopecten nux Lamprell and Whitehead p. 26
2006Cryptopecten nux Rosenberg et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyChlamydinaevon Teppner 1922
genusCryptopectenDall et al. 1938
speciesnux(Reeve 1853)

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.

Cryptopecten nux Reeve 1853
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Invalid names: Chlamys corymbiatus Hedley 1909 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:15:24
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:15:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Middle Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Fiji Pecten corymbiatus (68177)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia (East Java) Cryptopecten nux (96670 96671)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan Pecten nux (88886)