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Etheripecten latus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae

Taxonomy
Deltopecten lata was named by Fletcher (1929).

It was recombined as Etheripecten latus by Waterhouse (1982) and Waterhouse (1987).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Deltopecten lata Fletcher
1980Deltopecten lata Liang p. 453 figs. Pl 184, figs 3-5
1982Etheripecten latus Waterhouse p. 18 fig. 3b,c,4a
1987Etheripecten latus Waterhouse p. 147 figs. Pl 5, figs 1-3,6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyHeteropectinoideaBeurlen 1954
familyHeteropectinidaeBeurlen 1954
subfamilyEtheripectininae()
genusEtheripecten
specieslatus(Fletcher 1929)

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.

Etheripecten latus Fletcher 1929
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
height334.022.643.240.211.2
valve height431.226.037.031.54.65

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Capitanian or 279.30000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3New Zealand (Southland) Etheripecten latus (41776)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8New Zealand (Southland) Etheripecten latus (41781)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Australia (Queensland) Etheripecten latus (120324 120325)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Southland) Etheripecten latus (41767)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51China (Nei Mongol) Deltopecten lata (109610)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) Etheripecten latus (120327)