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Patinopecten (Lituyapecten)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Patinopecten (Lituyapecten) was named by MacNeil (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: T Ol-u T Plio]. Its type is Patinopecten (Lituyapecten) lituyaensis.

It was reranked as Lituyapecten by Moore (1984) and Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Patinopecten by MacNeil (1961) and MacNeil (1967); to Pectinidae by Moore (1984); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Patinopecten (Lituyapecten) MacNeil
1967Patinopecten (Lituyapecten) MacNeil p. 41
1984Lituyapecten Moore p. B86
2002Lituyapecten Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPedinaeBronn 1862
tribeFortipectininiMasuda 1963
genusPatinopectenDall 1898
subgenusLituyapectenMacNeil 1961

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.

Subg. †Patinopecten (Lituyapecten) MacNeil 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available