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Eopecten velatus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten velatus was named by Goldfuss (1833).

It was recombined as Velata velata by Cox (1928); it was recombined as Eopecten velatus by Damborenea (2002), Scholz et al. (2008) and Kiessling et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pecten velatus Goldfuss
1866Pleuronectites aubryi Douville
1886Pleuronectites aubryi Douville
1928Velata velata Cox p. 244
1965Eopecten aubryi Cox
2002Eopecten velatus Damborenea p. 54 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-3
2008Eopecten velatus Scholz et al.
2011Eopecten velatus Kiessling et al.

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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
genusEopectenDouvillé 1897
speciesvelatus(Goldfuss 1833)

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.

Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833
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Invalid names: Pleuronectites aubryi Douville 1886 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available