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Argopecten levicostatus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten levicostatus was named by Toula (1909). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) levicostatus by Olsson (1922); it was recombined as Argopecten levicostatus by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1909Pecten levicostatus Toula p. 713 figs. pl. 26, figs. 4-6
1911Pecten levicostatus Brown and Pilsbry p. 365
1922Pecten (Chlamys) levicostatus Olsson p. 199
1927Pecten circularis cornellanus Hodson and Hodson p. 26 figs. pl. 14, fig. 2
1960Pecten circularis cornellanus Barrios p. 239
1982Argopecten levicostatus Woodring p. 596

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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
specieslevicostatus(Toula 1909)

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.

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Invalid names: Pecten cornellanus Hodson and Hodson 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available