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Undopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Aviculopectinidae

Taxonomy
Undopecten was named by Waterhouse (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sakm Sepkoski's reference number: 1227]. It is the type genus of Undopectininae.

It was assigned to Etheripectinidae by Newell and Boyd (1995); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Undopectininae by Waterhouse (2001) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Undopecten Waterhouse p. 37
1984Morrisipecten Muromtseva and Guskov p. 75
1990Morrisipecten Vokes p. 102
1995Undopecten Newell and Boyd p. 41
2001Undopecten Waterhouse
2002Morrisipecten Sepkoski
2002Undopecten Sepkoski
2010Undopecten Bouchet 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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyAviculopectinidae
subfamilyUndopectininaeWaterhouse 2001
genusUndopecten

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. †Undopecten Waterhouse 1982
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Undopecten fittoni Morris 1845
Invalid names: Morrisipecten Muromtseva and Guskov 1984 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available