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Chlamys deshayesii

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pecten deshayesii Lea p. 87 figs. pl. 3, fig. 66
1879Pecten deshayesii Heilprin p. 220
1919Pecten deshayesii Harris p. 19
1965Chlamys deshayesii Palmer and Brann p. 83
1994Chlamys deshayesii CoBabe and Allmon

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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
genusChlamysRöding 1798
speciesdeshayesii(Lea 1833)

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.

Chlamys deshayesii Lea 1833
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteg
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:06:05
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:19:15
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Late/Upper Eocene or 41.30000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71USA (North Carolina) Pecten deshayesii (41938 41941 41970)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (North Carolina) Chlamys deshayesii (5366) Pecten deshayesii (5436)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Georgia) Chlamys deshayesii (3525 3526)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (South Carolina) Chlamys deshayesii (5344)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Chlamys deshayesii (3504 3505 3508 3510 3515 3516 3518 3520 5312 5320 81266 81279 81282 89615 133042 205438 205489)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9USA (Alabama) Chlamys deshayesii (3539)
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (South Carolina) Chlamys deshayesii (5364) Pecten deshayesii (92433 92434)