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Syncyclonema

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

Taxonomy
Syncyclonema was named by Meek (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 790]. It is not extant.

It was reranked as Pecten (Syncyclonema) by Cox (1924), Anderson (1945) and Kosnik (2002).

It was assigned to Pectinidae by Skwarko (1967); to Chlamydinae by Dhondt (1971); to Entoliidae by Vokes (1980); to Pecten by Cox (1924), Anderson (1945) and Kosnik (2002); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Syncyclonematinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Syncyclonema Meek
1924Pecten (Syncyclonema) Cox
1945Pecten (Syncyclonema) Anderson p. 962
1967Syncyclonema Skwarko p. 17
1971Syncyclonema Dhondt
1980Syncyclonema Vokes p. 50
2002Syncyclonema Sepkoski
2010Syncyclonema Bouchet et al.

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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)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyEntoliidaeKorobkov 1960
genusSyncyclonemaMeek 1864

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. †Syncyclonema Meek 1864
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Syncyclonema cretacea Nyst 1843
Syncyclonema gamsensis Dhondt 1971
Syncyclonema gibsonia Skwarko 1967
Syncyclonema greppini Pictet and Renevier 1858
Syncyclonema haeggi Dhondt 1971
Syncyclonema hagenowi Dhondt 1971
Syncyclonema haggi Dhondt 1971
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Invalid names: Pecten (Entolium) pusillulus Griepenkerl 1889 [synonym], Pecten laevis Nilsson 1827 [replaced]
Syncyclonema kingi Stephenson 1941
Syncyclonema latum Anderson 1958
Syncyclonema nilsoni Goldfuss 1835
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Invalid names: Pecten orbicularis Sowerby 1817 [synonym], Pecten spathulatus Roemer 1841 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available