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Mirapecten
Taxonomy
Mirapecten was named by Dall et al. (1938) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R]. It is extant. Its type is Pecten mirificus.
It was reranked as Pecten (Mirapecten) by Ladd and Hoffmeister (1945); it was reranked as Semipallium (Mirapecten) by Hertlein (1969).
It was assigned to Pecten by Ladd and Hoffmeister (1945); to Semipallium by Hertlein (1969); to Decatopectinini by Dijkstra and Kilburn (2001); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pectinidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992) and Rosenberg et al. (2006).
It was reranked as Pecten (Mirapecten) by Ladd and Hoffmeister (1945); it was reranked as Semipallium (Mirapecten) by Hertlein (1969).
It was assigned to Pecten by Ladd and Hoffmeister (1945); to Semipallium by Hertlein (1969); to Decatopectinini by Dijkstra and Kilburn (2001); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pectinidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992) and Rosenberg et al. (2006).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1938 | Mirapecten Dall et al. p. 84 |
| 1945 | Pecten (Mirapecten) Ladd and Hoffmeister |
| 1969 | Semipallium (Mirapecten) Hertlein p. 366 |
| 1986 | Somalipecten Waller p. 41 |
| 1992 | Mirapecten Lamprell and Whitehead p. 32 |
| 2001 | Mirapecten Dijkstra and Kilburn p. 292 |
| 2002 | Mirapecten Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Mirapecten Rosenberg et al. |
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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. Mirapecten Dall et al. 1938
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Mirapecten cranmerorum Waller 1986
Mirapecten moluccensis Dijkstra 1988
†Mirapecten rastellum Lamarck 1819
Mirapecten tuberosus Dijkstra and Kilburn 2001
Invalid names: Somalipecten Waller 1986 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.03000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Miocene | Fiji | Pecten mirificus (68303) |