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Girtypecten (Sinopecten) chitralensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Heteropectinidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopecten chitralensis was named by Reed (1925) [Acanthopecten carboniferus var. chitralensis].

It was recombined as Girtypecten chitralensis by Reed (1944); it was recombined as Girtypecten (Sinopecten) chitralensis by Fang et al. (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Acanthopecten chitralensis Reed p. 56 figs. Pl 10, fig 4
1944Girtypecten chitralensis Reed p. 312 figs. Pl 55, fig 2
2006Girtypecten (Sinopecten) chitralensis Fang et al. p. 601

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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()
genusGirtypecten
subgenusSinopecten
specieschitralensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
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