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Argopecten thetidis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten thetidis was named by Sowerby (1850) [TYPE SPECIMEN: Lectotype used for type specimen.]. Its type specimen is BMNH LL11355, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Aequipecten) thetidis by Maury (1917) and Cooke (1919); it was recombined as Chlamys thetidis by Woodring (1925) and Mongin (1968); it was recombined as Aequipecten thetidis by Pflug (1961); it was recombined as Argopecten thetidis by Waller (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
  • Pecten oxygonum was named by Sowerby (1850) [DISTRIBUTION: Cenozoic; circum-Caribbean.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Pecten (Aequipecten) oxygonum by Cooke (1919) and Pilsbry and Johnson (1921); it was recombined as Aequipecten oxygonum by Teppner (1922); it was recombined as Chlamys oxygonum by Woodring (1925); it was synonymized subjectively with Argopecten thetidis by Waller (2011).
  • Pecten (Pecten) eugrammatus was named by Dall (1898). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Argopecten thetidis by Waller (2011).
  • Pecten hatoviejonis was named by Maury (1917). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Argopecten thetidis by Waller (2011).
  • Pecten augusticostatus was named by Gabb (1873). It is a 3D body fossil.

    It was recombined as Pecten (Aequipecten) augusticostatus by Dall (1898); it was synonymized subjectively with Argopecten thetidis by Waller (2011).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Pecten oxygonum Sowerby
1849Pecten thetidis Sowerby
1850Pecten oxygonum Sowerby p. 52
1850Pecten thetidis Sowerby p. 52
1873Pecten augusticostatus Gabb p. 256
1876Pecten oxygonus Guppy p. 532
1898Pecten (Pecten) eugrammatus Dall p. 712 figs. pl. 34, fig. 2
1898Pecten (Aequipecten) augusticostatus Dall p. 716
1917Pecten (Aequipecten) thetidis Maury p. 185
1917Pecten hatoviejonis Maury p. 189 figs. pl. 34, fig. 13-14
1919Pecten (Aequipecten) oxygonum Cooke p. 138
1919Pecten (Aequipecten) thetidis Cooke p. 138
1920Pecten thetidis Maury p. 16
1921Pecten (Aequipecten) oxygonum Pilsbry and Johnson p. 411
1922Aequipecten oxygonum Teppner p. 168
1925Pecten oxygonum Hertlein
1925Chlamys oxygonum Woodring p. 67
1925Chlamys thetidis Woodring p. 67
1961Aequipecten thetidis Pflug p. 79
1968Chlamys thetidis Mongin p. 479
2011Argopecten thetidis Waller p. 56

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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
genusArgopectenMonterosato 1889
speciesthetidis(Sowerby 1850)

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.

Argopecten thetidis Sowerby 1850
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Pecten oxygonum optimum Brown and Pilsbry 1913
Invalid names: Aequipecten oxygonum Sowerby 1850 [synonym], Pecten (Aequipecten) augusticostatus Gabb 1873 [synonym], Pecten (Pecten) eugrammatus Dall 1898 [synonym], Pecten hatoviejonis Maury 1917 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available