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Argopecten eccentricus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten eccentricus was named by Gabb (1873) [TYPE SPECIMEN: Represented by lectotype.]. Its type specimen is ANSP 2854, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Plagioctenium) eccentricus by Dall (1898); it was misspelled as Pecten excentricus by Maury (1917); it was recombined as Argopecten eccentricus by Waller (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Pecten eccentricus Gabb p. 256
1898Pecten (Plagioctenium) eccentricus Dall p. 717
1917Pecten excentricus Maury p. 187
2011Argopecten eccentricus Waller p. 42

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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
genusArgopectenMonterosato 1889
specieseccentricus(Gabb 1873)

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 04:58:21
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:17:48
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 11.60800 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246Dominican Republic Argopecten eccentricus (74912 74934 74935 84953 90618 93644 94139 94141 99852 99854 131367 131368 131369 131370 131371 131377 131378 131379 131380 131381 131382 131465 131466 131468 131472 131473 131474 131475 131490 131508 131509 131510 131512 131514 131515 131516 131517 131518 131519) Pecten eccentricus (58817) Pecten excentricus (58816)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Dominican Republic Pecten caimitica (58869)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Dominican Republic Argopecten eccentricus (75042 84983 84984 84986 84989 89540 89566 90593 90619 93648 93717 93996 94006 94099 94101 94106 99853 131374 131387 131389 131390 131392 131455 131489 131494 131496 131497 131521 131655 131675 131676 131677 131678)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Argopecten eccentricus (74967 89563 94086)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Pecten excentricus (58815)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Argopecten eccentricus (74968 74970 84998 93733 93737 131636)