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Fasciculiconcha

Bivalvia - Pectinida

Taxonomy
Fasciculiconcha was named by Newell (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour C Step-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1058].

It was assigned to Aviculopectinidae by Hoare (1961); to Aviculopectininae by Cox et al. (1969); to Pectinacea by Amler (1992); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Fasciculiconcha Newell p. 64
1961Fasciculiconcha Hoare p. 108
1969Fasciculiconcha Cox et al. p. N337
1992Fasciculiconcha Amler p. 415
2002Fasciculiconcha Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
genusFasciculiconcha

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. †Fasciculiconcha Newell 1938
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Fasciculiconcha knighti Newell 1938
Fasciculiconcha scalaris Herrick 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
valve height129.3

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:53:29
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:53:49
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Changhsingian or 364.70000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9United Kingdom (England) F. transversa (38143)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) F. transversa (162207)
Jiusian345.3 - 339.4China (Guangdong) F. sp. (55693)
Desmoinesian313.8 - 305.9USA (Missouri) F. knighti (70294)
Virgilian303.4 - 298.9USA (Illinois) F. knighti (50219)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Russian Federation F. ascidiiformis (113966 114311)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) F. orbicularis (121423)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) F. sp. (149275)