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Pseudopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pseudopecten was named by Bayle (1878) [Sepkoski's age data: J Hett-l J Bajo-u Sepkoski's reference number: 715]. It is not extant. Its type is Pecten equivalvis.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Pseudopectininae by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Pectinidae by Waller (2006) and Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species
P. (Echinopecten), P. (Pseudopecten), P. equivalvis
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. priscus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Pseudopecten Bayle
2002Pseudopecten Sepkoski
2006Pseudopecten Waller
2010Pseudopecten Bouchet et al.
2014Pseudopecten Ros-Franch 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)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusPseudopectenBayle 1878

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. †Pseudopecten Bayle 1878
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Subg. †Pseudopecten (Echinopecten) Brasil 1895
Subg. †Pseudopecten (Pseudopecten) Bayle 1878
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†Pseudopecten equivalvis Sowerby 1816
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height233.733.034.433.70.990

Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Comments: Thin calcitic outer shell layerg
Created: 2007-10-05 05:09:29
Modified: 2007-10-05 07:09:29
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 208.50000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (166 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy P. equivalvis (38167)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Hungary P. sp. (28962)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Italy P. equivalvis (38170)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Chile P. equivalvis (7419)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) P. priscus (204147 204152)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Germany P. sp. (28940)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Germany Pseodopecten equivalvis (28897) P. equivalvis (28885)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (38367 38368)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) P. priscus (204130 204131)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (38371)
Oxynotum196.5 - 189.6Portugal P. equivalvis (159038)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) P. acuticostata, P. priscus (204124) P. aequivalvis (204121) P. sp. (204122)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Portugal (Coimbra) P. equivalvis (225384 225385 225386)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Argentina (Mendoza) P. equivalvis (33722 33744 33745 33780)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Argentina (San Juan) P. equivalvis (33695)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7United Kingdom P. equivalvis (213635 213636 213637 213638 213639 213640 213641 213642 213643 213644 213645 213646 213647 213648 213649 213650 213651 213652 213654 213655 213656 213657)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Hungary P. veyrasensis, P. equivalvis (128375)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Bulgaria (Sofia) P. equivalvis (225551 225556)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain P. aequivalvis (210184 211278 211285 211290 211292 211293 211295 211296 211297 211860 212068 212069 212070 212193 212227) P. sp. (212188)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Argentina (Mendoza) P. equivalvis (33746)
Pliensbachian - Toarcian190.8 - 174.1Argentina (Neuquen) P. equivalvis (33853 36908)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) P. aequivalvis (146726)
Davoei189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (38374)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Yorkshire) P. sp. (219473)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) P. priscus (204128 204129)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Niedersachsen) P. equivalvis (126923)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian - Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Argentina (Neuquen) P. equivalvis (10701)
Ibex189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (38372)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) P. equivalvis (225392 225394 225396 225401 225403 225406)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Germany (Bavaria) P. equivalvis (224862)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Bulgaria (Sofia) P. equivalvis (225540 225541 225542 225546 225547 225553 225554)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) P. aequivalvis (204119 204120)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0France P. equivalvis (227111 227112)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Spain (Aragon) P. aequivalvis (146744)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Spain (Alicante ) P. equivalvis (130881)
Margaritatus189.6 - 183.0Germany (Niedersachsen) P. equivalvis (126924)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom P. aequivalvis (222194)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Yorkshire) P. aequivalvis (222159 222167 222182)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Germany P. equivalvis (126569 159446 228498)
Spinatum189.6 - 183.0Spain P. aequivalvis (114348 119564)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom P. equivalvis (213658 213670 213671 213672 213673 213674 213675 213676 213677 213679 213680 213683 213684 213685 213686 213690 213693 213694 213695 213697 213699 213700 213701)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Portugal (Coimbra) P. equivalvis (211004 211005 211006 211033 211035 211036 211037 211038 211040 211042 225388)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain P. equivalvis (25937 25939 25940 26138 26141 26144 26146 26148) P. equivalvis, P. aequivalvis (25938)
Tenuicostatum183.0 - 182.0Spain P. aequivalvis (114350 114351 114352 114354 114356 114357 119569 119571 119574 119575 119577)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Portugal (Coimbra) P. equivalvis (225389)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1France P. equivalvis (51608)
Middle Callovian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian164.7 - 150.8Iran (Tabas Area) P. tipperi (41417)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Tanzania P. sp. (35458)