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Vertipecten yneziana

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten yneziana was named by Arnold (1907). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Vertipecten yneziana by Addicott (1974), Moore (1984) and Smith (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Pecten yneziana Arnold
1974Vertipecten yneziana Addicott p. 182
1984Vertipecten yneziana Moore p. B61 figs. Plate 25, figures 2, 3
1991Vertipecten yneziana Smith pp. 85 - 86 figs. Plate 32, figure 1; plate 38, figures 6-8

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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
genusVertipecten(Grant and Gale 1931)
speciesyneziana(Arnold 1907)

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.

Vertipecten yneziana Arnold 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:02:01
Modified: 2010-02-16 06:48:49
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Priabonian or 38.00000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (California) Pecten yneziana (52626)