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Acanthopectininae

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limipectinidae

Taxonomy
Acanthopectinidae was named by Newell and Boyd (1995).

It was reranked as the subfamily Acanthopectininae by Carter et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Aviculopectinoidea by Newell and Boyd (1995); to Heteropectinoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010); and to Limipectinidae by Carter et al. (2011).

Sister taxa
Lamnipectininae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Acanthopectinidae Newell and Boyd p. 45
2010Acanthopectinidae Bouchet et al.
2011Acanthopectininae 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
subfamilyAcanthopectininae()
subfamilyAcanthopectininae()

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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available