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Pecten (Pecten) dentatus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten dentatus was named by Sowerby (1829) [non Pecten dentatus G. B. Sowerby 1835 (extant species)]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Pecten) dentatus by Arnold (1903); it was recombined as Pseudopecten (Pseudopecten) dentatus by Gahr (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Pecten dentatus Sowerby
1903Pecten (Pecten) dentatus Arnold pp. 104 - 105 figs. Plate XII, Figs. 1 and 1a
2002Pseudopecten (Pseudopecten) dentatus Gahr

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderPectinidina(Adams and Adams 1858)
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
—PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
subfamilyPectininaeWilkes 1810
genusPecten
subgenusPecten
speciesdentatus(Sowerby 1829)

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.

†Pecten (Pecten) dentatus Sowerby 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height132.3

Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-10-20 00:25:14
Modified: 2004-10-20 02:25:14
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Pliensbachian or 208.50000 to 182.70000 Ma

Collections (66 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy Pseudopecten dentatus (38167)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Italy Pseudopecten dentatus (38170)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Spain Pseudopecten dentatus (211296 211872 211876 212055 212059 212060 212061 212063 212064 212065 212066 212067)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Pseudopecten dentatus (204119 204120)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Argentina (Chubut) Pseudopecten dentatus (204711)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain Pseudopecten dentatus (25211 25213 25215 25216 25217 25218 25608 25937 25938 26137 26138 26139 26140 26141 26142 26144 26146 26147 26148 26149 26151 26326 26329 26332 26335 26336 26382 26383 26384 26385 26386 26387)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Pseudopecten dentatus (204118)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Teruel) Pseudopecten dentatus (211066 211067 211068 211168 211169 211170 211171 211172 211173 211174 211175 211177 211178 211179 211194)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Portugal Pseudopecten dentatus (25947)