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Chlamys (Swiftopecten)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Swiftopecten was named by Hertlein (1935) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-u R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Pecten (Swiftopecten) by Hertlein (1935) and Faustman (1964); it was reranked as Chlamys (Swiftopecten) by MacNeil (1967), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984) and Kafanov et al. (2001).

It was assigned to Pecten by Hertlein (1935) and Faustman (1964); to Pectinidae by Adegoke (1967) and Moore (1984); to Chlamys by MacNeil (1967), Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska (1984) and Kafanov et al. (2001); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Chlamys ambigua, Chlamys arachnoideus, Chlamys austriatus, Chlamys balatonicus, Chlamys bavarica, Chlamys broilii, Chlamys burlesonensis, Chlamys burnetti, Chlamys cawcawensis, Chlamys chathamensis, Chlamys cocoana, Chlamys compitum, Chlamys concinnatus, Chlamys coquimbensis, Chlamys cossmanni, Chlamys crocus, Chlamys decorata, Chlamys dewalquei, Chlamys discor, Chlamys discors, Chlamys falgeri, Chlamys fassaensis, Chlamys ferniensis, Chlamys flabellum, Chlamys glabra, Chlamys gracilisquamosa, Chlamys guerangeri, Chlamys hinnitiformis, Chlamys hopkinsi, Chlamys interpunctata, Chlamys jamensis, Chlamys jamviensis, Chlamys jinvalensis, Chlamys judaica, Chlamys laurae, Chlamys liveoakensis, Chlamys luciensis, Chlamys matapwaensis, Chlamys michellesmithi, Chlamys multiformis, Chlamys nicholsi, Chlamys nipponensis, Chlamys nipponensis, Chlamys paronai, Chlamys perrugosa, Chlamys pertinax, Chlamys proprius, Chlamys proximus, Chlamys riggsi, Chlamys s., Chlamys sakitoensis, Chlamys salamanca, Chlamys schroeteri, Chlamys scrabrellus, Chlamys senatrius, Chlamys septemplicatus, Chlamys simpsoni, Chlamys spinulosa, Chlamys subaequicostata, Chlamys subalternicostatus, Chlamys subarticulatus, Chlamys subequicostatus, Chlamys subliliemensis, Chlamys subtextoria, Chlamys subulatae, Chlamys subvacaensis, Chlamys tauroperstriata, Chlamys textroia, Chlamys townsendi, Chlamys transdanubialis, Chlamys tullbergi, Chlamys turomtchensis, Chlamys vaughani, Chlamys vaun, Chlamys vaunwythei, Chlamys venustula, Chlamys vidali, Chlamys viminea, Chlamys vodopadnyensis, Chlamys wahtubbeanus, Pecten bellhamellatus, Pecten nicholsi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1935Pecten (Swiftopecten) Hertlein
1935Swiftopecten Hertlein
1964Pecten (Swiftopecten) Faustman p. 116
1967Swiftopecten Adegoke p. 337
1967Chlamys (Swiftopecten) MacNeil p. 11
1984Chlamys (Swiftopecten) Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 98
1984Swiftopecten Moore p. B58
2001Chlamys (Swiftopecten) Kafanov et al.
2002Swiftopecten Sepkoski

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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
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusChlamysRöding 1798
subgenusSwiftopecten(Hertlein 1935)

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.

Subg. Chlamys (Swiftopecten) Hertlein 1935
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Invalid names: Chlamys swiftii Kinoshita and Isahaya 1934 [synonym], Pecten swiftii Bernardi 1858 [synonym]
Swiftopecten hamlini Arnold 1906
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:06:05
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:19:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 37.20000 to 0.12600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Argentina (Santa Cruz) Swiftopecten iheringii (42491)
Early/Lower Oligocene - Late/Upper Eocene33.9 - 33.9Argentina Swiftopecten iheringii (187187)
Late/Upper Oligocene - Early/Lower Miocene28.4 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Swiftopecten iheringii (48068)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina Swiftopecten iheringi (71539 71540) Swiftopecten iheringii (66156 71403)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (California) Pecten hamlini (207024 208034)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Argentina (Santa Cruz) Swiftopecten iheringii (142224)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Japan (Hokkaido) Swiftopecten swiftii (171580)
Langhian - Serravallian15.97 - 11.62Russian Federation Chlamys merklini (50038)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608USA (Alaska) Chlamys sp. (187023)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Russian Federation Chlamys swifti (49978)
Tortonian - Piacenzian11.62 - 2.588USA (California) Swiftopecten parmeleei (188305)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333USA (California) Swiftopecten sp. (164674)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Russian Federation Chlamys swifti (70472)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Pecten etchegoini (220182 220183 220186) Pecten wattsi (208035)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Mexico (Baja California) Chlamys parmeleei (154115)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Antarctica Chlamys sp. (41576)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Pecten etchegoini (194664 216433 216863 216870 220191 220192 220193) Pecten etchegoini, Pecten wattsi (204364) Pecten parmeleei (120820) Pecten swiftii, Pecten parmeleei (96886) Swiftopecten swifti (194688 194689)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation Chlamys swifti (49976 70469)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Japan (Fukushima) Swiftopecten swiftii (62295)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) Swiftopecten swiftii (52229)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Japan Swiftopecten sp. (97077)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (California) Chlamys parmeleei (189542 189545)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (California) Chlamys parmeleei (189765 189768)
Middle Pleistocene0.781 - 0.126USA (Alaska) Chlamys swifti (187024)