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Chlamys biddleana

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten biddleana was named by Kellum (1926) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Eocene; North Carolina.]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is USGS 10626 (Biddle Landing) Castle Hayne marl, Craven Co., N. Carolina, which is in a Bartonian marine wackestone/grainstone in the Castle Hayne Formation of North Carolina.

It was recombined as Chlamys biddleana by Palmer and Brann (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Pecten biddleana Kellum p. 20 figs. pl. 2, fig. 4
1965Chlamys biddleana Palmer and Brann p. 80

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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
speciesbiddleana()

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.

Chlamys biddleana Kellum 1926
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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: Bartonian or 41.30000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Chlamys biddleana (91762)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Chlamys biddleana (98976 98990) Pecten biddleana (type locality: 5447)