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Newellipecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida

Taxonomy
Newellipecten was named by Ruzicka et al. (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: D l].

It was reranked as Pterinopecten (Newellipecten) by Cox et al. (1969).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Newellipecten Ruzicka et al.
1969Pterinopecten (Newellipecten) Cox et al. p. N333
1992Newellipecten Amler p. 414
2002Newellipecten 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
genusNewellipectenRuzicka et al. 1959

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. †Newellipecten Ruzicka et al. 1959
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 402.50000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9China (Guangxi) Pterinopecten guangxiensis (4807 4863 4867) Pterinopecten quangxiensis, Pterinopecten guipingensis (4056) Pterinopecten sp. (4054)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9United Kingdom (England) N. austeni (38143)
Famennian - Tournaisian372.2 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) N. sp. (38446)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) N. austeni (38266 162207)