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Deltopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Deltopectinidae

Taxonomy
Deltopecten was named by Etheridge (1892) [Sepkoski's age data: C Step-l P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 524,745]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Deltopectinidae by Newell and Boyd (1995) and Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Camptonectinae by Hickman (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Deltopecten Etheridge
1995Deltopecten Newell and Boyd p. 49
2002Deltopecten Sepkoski
2010Deltopecten Bouchet et al.
2023Deltopecten Hickman p. 24

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyDeltopectinidae
genusDeltopectenEtheridge 1892

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.

G. †Deltopecten Etheridge 1892
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Deltopecten barchatovae Muromtseva 1984
Deltopecten caneyanus Girty 1909
Deltopecten harringtoni Rocha-Campos and de Carvalho 1975
Deltopecten keaseyorum Hickman 2023
Deltopecten kieli Hickman 2023
Deltopecten limaeformis Morris 1845
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Invalid names: Aviculopecten multiradiatus Etheridge 1872 [synonym], Deltopecten imbricatus Etheridge 1872 [synonym]
Deltopecten longeare Liang 1980
Deltopecten lyonsensis Dickins 1957
Deltopecten mitchelli Etheridge and Dun 1906
Deltopecten rienitzi Mitchell 1927
Deltopecten waageni Gemmellaro 1896
Deltopecten waterfordi Dickins 1963
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available