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Limipectinidae

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Taxonomy
Limipectinidae was named by Newell and Boyd (1990).

It was assigned to Heteropectinoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010) and Carter et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Limipectinidae Newell and Boyd
2010Limipectinidae Bouchet et al.
2011Limipectinidae Carter et al. p. 10

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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)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyHeteropectinoideaBeurlen 1954
familyLimipectinidaeNewell and Boyd 1990
familyLimipectinidaeNewell and Boyd 1990

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.

Fm. †Limipectinidae Newell and Boyd 1990
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Subfm. †Acanthopectininae Newell and Boyd 1995
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G. †Acanthopecten Girty 1903
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Acanthopecten bellosum Hoare et al. 1978
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Invalid names: Pecten hawni Geinitz 1866 [synonym]
Acanthopecten coloradoensis Newberry 1861
Acanthopecten gaoanensis Li and Ding 1982
Acanthopecten giganteus Chen et al. 1974
Acanthopecten jaguelensis Gonzalez 1997
Acanthopecten josephinae Gemmellaro 1896
Acanthopecten licharewi Fredericks 1915
Acanthopecten meeki Newell 1938
Acanthopecten onukii Murata 1964
Acanthopecten spinosus Hayasaka 1925
Invalid names: Acanthopecten anshunensis Xu 1980 [nomen nudum], Acanthopecten equicostatus Xu 1980 [nomen nudum], Acanthopecten subgiganteus Xu 1980 [nomen nudum]
Tr. †Costatoplicatinini Waterhouse 2008
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G. †Costatoplicatina Waterhouse 2008
Subfm. †Lamnipectininae Waterhouse 2008
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G. †Lamnipecten Waterhouse 2008
Invalid names: Acanthopectinini Newell and Boyd 1995 [empty]
Subfm. †Limipectininae Newell and Boyd 1990
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G. †Limipecten Girty 1903
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Limipecten araneosus Chronic 1949
Limipecten bandoi Murata 1969
Limipecten burnettensis Maxwell 1964
Limipecten flexiauricularis Campbell 1961
Limipecten globulus Liu 1976
Limipecten greerensis Busanus and Hoare 1991
Limipecten hubeiensis Zhang 1977
Limipecten koninckii Meek and Worthen 1860
Limipecten lamellus Hoare 2007
Limipecten latiformis Shimer 1926
Limipecten morsei Newell 1938
Limipecten multistriatus Maxwell 1964
Limipecten otterensis Easton 1962
Limipecten pincombei Mitchell 1924
Limipecten texanus Girty 1904
Limipecten wewokanus Newell 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Changhsingian or 364.70000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (224 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Acanthopecten sp. (38266 162207)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) Acanthopecten nobilis (8761) Acanthopecten sp. (8712 8730 8731)
Tournaisian - Visean358.9 - 330.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Limipecten sp. (229113)
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Texas) Acanthopecten sp. (1098)
Kinderhookian - Virgilian358.9 - 298.9USA (California) Acanthopecten sp. (588)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Ireland Acanthopecten tessellatus (76497)
Ivorian - Chadian353.8 - 340.0Ireland Acanthopecten tessellatus (76515) Acanthopecten tessellatus, Limipecten dissimilis (76501)
Chadian - Arundian346.7 - 340.0USA (Indiana) Acanthopecten procarboniferous (8107 8114 8115 8119 8120) Acanthopecten sp. (556)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Australia (Queensland) Limipecten flexiauricularis (145006)
Visean - Namurian346.7 - 318.7Australia (New South Wales) Limipecten multistriatus (58041 58050 58051 58057 58058 58059)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Wyoming) Acanthopecten coloradoensis (105342 105350 105364) Limipecten sp., Acanthopecten coloradoensis (105366)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Utah) Acanthopecten coloradoensis (86531)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Xizang) Aviculopecten jabiensis (89203)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Chongqing) Acanthopecten giganteus (98074)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17USA (Wyoming) Acanthopecten coloradoensis (96805 105352) Limipecten sp., Acanthopecten coloradoensis (82435)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17USA (Montana) Acanthopecten coloradoensis (105335 105369) Acanthopecten sp. (11273 95024)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17China (Hubei) Limipecten hubeiensis (105470)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Acanthopecten equicostatus (112093) Acanthopecten sp. (112011) Limipecten globulus (117481) Limipecten sp. (108547 108549 149298) Limipecten sp., Limipecten globulus (108545)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Chongqing) Limipecten sp. (94969)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Acanthopecten sp. (149218)