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Argopecten mendenhalli

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten mendenhalli was named by Arnold (1906). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Plagioctenium) cerrosensis mendenhalli by Arnold (1906) and Hertlein (1925); it was recombined as Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli by Jordan and Hertlein (1926); it was recombined as Argopecten mendenhalli by Moore (1984).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Chlamys concinnatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Pecten (Plagioctenium) cerrosensis mendenhalli Arnold pp. 84-85
1906Pecten mendenhalli Arnold p. 84 figs. pl. 25, figs. 2, 2a, 2b
1925Pecten (Plagioctenium) cerrosensis mendenhalli Hertlein
1926Pecten mendenhalli Hanna p. 473
1926Pecten (Plagioctenium) mendenhalli Jordan and Hertlein p. 442
1984Argopecten mendenhalli Moore p. B33 figs. Plate 9, figures 1, 4

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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
speciesmendenhalli(Arnold 1906)

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.

†Argopecten mendenhalli Arnold 1906
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available