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Lepidopecten scissuratus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy

Pecten (Aequipecten) scissuratus was named by Dall (1898). Its type specimen is USNM 113670, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Lepidopecten.

It was recombined as Lepidopecten scissuratus by Woodring (1982).

Synonyms

Pecten pinnulatus was named by Toula (1911). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lepidopecten scissuratus by Woodring (1982).
Pecten (Aequipecten) effosus was named by Brown and Pilsbry (1911). Its type specimen is ANSP (no number), a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was synonymized subjectively with Lepidopecten scissuratus by Woodring (1982).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1898	Pecten (Aequipecten) scissuratus Dall p. 715 figs. pl. 34, fig. 4
1911	Pecten (Aequipecten) effosus Brown and Pilsbry p. 364 figs. pl. 28, figs. 4, 6
1911	Pecten pinnulatus Toula p. 491 figs. pl. 30, fig. 3
1927	Pecten (Aequipecten) effosus Hodson et al. p. 31
1929	Pecten pinulatus Anderson p. 156
1982	Lepidopecten scissuratus Woodring p. 593

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Ostreiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Pectinida	(Gray 1854)
suborder	Pectinidina	(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamily	Pectinoidea	Rafinesque 1815
—	Pectinoidae	Rafinesque 1815
family	Pectinidae	Wilkes 1810
genus	Lepidopecten	Woodring 1982
species	scissuratus	(Dall 1898)

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.

†Lepidopecten scissuratus Dall 1898

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Invalid names: Pecten (Aequipecten) effosus Brown and Pilsbry 1911 [synonym], Pecten pinnulatus Toula 1911 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calcitef

Composition 2:

aragonitef

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

facultatively mobileg

Life habit:

epifaunalg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

limitedf

Created:

2009-09-09 08:20:23

Modified:

2009-09-09 10:20:23

Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order

References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Tortonian or 11.60800 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (23 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Tortonian	11.62 - 7.246	Panama	Lepidopecten scissuratus (93057 93058 93060 93062 93172 93175 93176 93222 93223 93224 145519)
Tortonian	11.62 - 7.246	Panama (Colon)	Lepidopecten scissuratus (145195 145249 145251 145254 145255 145335 145341 145342 145343 145344 145345)
Late/Upper Miocene	11.608 - 5.333	Colombia	Pecten pinulatus (88296)