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Limipecten wewokanus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Taxonomy
Limipecten wewokanus was named by Newell (1938). Its type specimen is KUMIP 374 and is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Limipecten wewokanus Newell p. 71 figs. Pl 11, fig 5

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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
familyLimipectinidaeNewell and Boyd 1990
subfamilyLimipectininaeNewell and Boyd 1990
genusLimipectenGirty 1903
specieswewokanus

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.

Limipecten wewokanus Newell 1938
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available