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Jorgechlamys centralis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten centralis was named by Sowerby (1846). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Mesopeplum centralis by Morra and Erdmann (1989); it was recombined as Chlamys centralis by Frassinetti and Covacevich (1999); it was recombined as Equichlamys centralis by Beu and Darragh (2001); it was recombined as Jorgechlamys centralis by Griffin and Nielsen (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Pecten centralis Sowerby
1984Pecten centralis Gazdzicki and Pugaczewska p. 95
1989Mesopeplum centralis Morra and Erdmann pp. 120-121 figs. pl. 1, figs. 1-2
1999Chlamys centralis Frassinetti and Covacevich p. 22
2001Equichlamys centralis Beu and Darragh pp. 52-53
2008Jorgechlamys centralis Griffin and Nielsen

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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
genusJorgechlamysdel Río 2004
speciescentralis(Sowerby 1846)

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.

Jorgechlamys centralis Sowerby 1846
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available