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Eopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Eopecten was named by Douvillé (1897) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u K Albi Sepkoski's reference number: 674]. It is not extant. Its type is Hinnites tuberculatus.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pectinidae by Vokes (1980), Scholz et al. (2008) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Velopecten Philippi
1897Eopecten Douvillé
1933Velata Dietrich p. 67
1938Pecten (Velopecten) Kiparisova
1980Eopecten Vokes p. 57
2002Eopecten Sepkoski
2008Eopecten Scholz et al.
2014Eopecten Ros-Franch 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

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. †Eopecten Douvillé 1897
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Eopecten gradus Lycett 1863
Eopecten hartzi Rosenkrantz 1957
Eopecten johnsoni Szente 1996
Eopecten studeri Pictet and Roux 1853
Eopecten tegulatus Morris and Lycett 1853
Eopecten tuberculatus Goldfuss 1835
Eopecten velatus Goldfuss 1833
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Invalid names: Pleuronectites aubryi Douville 1886 [synonym]
Invalid names: Velata [replaced], Velopecten Philippi 1893 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available