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Argopecten venezualanus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten circularis venezualanus was named by Hodson and Hodson (1927). Its type specimen is PRI 21931, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Argopecten venezualanus by Woodring (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Pecten circularis venezualanus Hodson and Hodson p. 25 figs. pl. 14, fig, 6
1982Argopecten venezualanus 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
speciesvenezualanus(Hodson and Hodson 1927)

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.

Argopecten venezualanus Hodson and Hodson 1927
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 04:58:21
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:17:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tortonian or 11.62000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Pecten circularis (61037)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Venezuela (Falcon) Argopecten venezualanus (61041)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Pecten circularis (61034)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Venezuela (Falcon) Argopecten venezualanus (61029 61043) Pecten circularis (61030)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Venezuela (Falcon) Argopecten venezualanus (61027) Pecten circularis (61031 61036 61042)