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Pecten (Entolium) ceruleus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Entoliidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Pecten (Entolium) ceruleus Smith p. 121 figs. Pl 95, fig 13

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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)
suborderEntoliidina
superfamilyEntolioideaTeppner 1922
familyEntoliidaeKorobkov 1960
genusPecten()
subgenusEntolium
speciesceruleus

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 calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubg
Life habit: epifaunalsubg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-02-29 16:58:42
Modified: 2004-02-29 18:58:42
Source: subg = subgenus, f = family, o = order
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tuvalian or 232.00000 to 221.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (Oregon) Pecten ceruleus (type locality: 33386)