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Pterinopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pterinopectinidae

Taxonomy
Pterinopecten was named by Hall (1883) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl C Tour Sepkoski's reference number: 1058,1066]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Aviculopecten (Pterinopecten) by Hall (1884).

It was assigned to Aviculopecten by Hall (1884); to Pectinacea by Amler (1992); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterinopectinidae by Vokes (1980) and Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Pterinopecten Hall
1884Aviculopecten (Pterinopecten) Hall
1980Pterinopecten Vokes p. 47
1992Pterinopecten Amler p. 414
2002Pterinopecten Sepkoski
2010Pterinopecten 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
superfamilyPterinopectinoideaNewell 1938
familyPterinopectinidaeNewell 1938
genusPterinopectenHall 1883

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. †Pterinopecten Hall 1883
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Invalid names: Psammobia subpapyracea King 1848 [synonym]
Pterinopecten hermes Hall 1884
Pterinopecten hoosacensis Walcott 1884
Pterinopecten mundus Whidborne 1897
Pterinopecten spio Walcott 1884
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available