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Lyropecten denaius

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Nodipecten denaius was named by Woodring (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 647126, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Location 52, Gatun Lake area [Caimito Fm], which is in an Oligocene marine marl/sandstone in the Caimito Formation of Panama.

It was recombined as Lyropecten denaius by Smith (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Nodipecten denaius Woodring p. 598 figs. pl. 92, fig. 11
1991Lyropecten denaius Smith p. 55 figs. Plate 18, figure 1; plate 23, figure 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
genusLyropectenConrad 1862
speciesdenaius()

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.

†Lyropecten denaius Woodring 1982
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Diagnosis
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