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Benthopecten
Taxonomy
Benthopecten was named by Verrill (1884) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-u R]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Benthopectinidae.
It was assigned to Benthopectinidae by Ludwig (1910) and Spencer and Wright (1966); to Benthopectininae by Blake (1984); and to Notomyotida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Benthopectinidae by Ludwig (1910) and Spencer and Wright (1966); to Benthopectininae by Blake (1984); and to Notomyotida by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1884 | Benthopecten Verrill p. 228 |
| 1910 | Benthopecten Ludwig |
| 1966 | Benthopecten Spencer and Wright p. U48 |
| 1984 | Benthopecten Blake p. 632 |
| 2002 | Benthopecten Sepkoski |
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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.
G. Benthopecten Verrill 1884
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available