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Vertipecten kernensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten (Patinopecten) kernensis was named by Hertlein (1925). Its type specimen is LSJU 128, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Vertipecten kernensis by Moore (1984) and Smith (1991).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Pecten nevadanus Conrad p. 19 figs. pi. vii, fig. 77
1906Pecten nevadanus Arnold p. 141
1909Pecten nevadanus Dall p. 171
1918Pecten (Lyropecten) gabbi Clark p. 131 figs. Pl. 15, figs. 1 - 2
1924Pecten diabloensis Clark p. 176
1925Pecten (Patinopecten) kernensis Hertlein p. 40 figs. pl. 4, fig. 3
1931Pecten (Vertipecten) nevadanus Grant and Gale pp. 189-190
1969Vertipecten nevadanus Adegoke p. 102
1984Vertipecten diabloensis Moore p. B64 figs. Plate 21, figure 2; plate 39, figure 4
1984Vertipecten kernensis Moore p. B64 figs. Piate 28, figure 6
1991Vertipecten kernensis Smith pp. 81 - 84 figs. Plate 2, figures 6, 7; plate 32, figure 3; plate 33, figures 1, 5, 6; plate 36, figures 1-5

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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
genusVertipecten(Grant and Gale 1931)
specieskernensis()

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.

Vertipecten kernensis Hertlein 1925
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Invalid names: Vertipecten diabloensis Clark 1924 [synonym], Vertipecten nevadanus Conrad 1855 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available