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Leopecten diegensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten diegensis was named by Dall (1898) [DISTRIBUTION: California-Baja California, Mexico (Recent); western North America (Pliocene).]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Euvola diegensis by Coan et al. (2000); it was recombined as Leopecten diegensis by Hendy (2021).

Synonyms
  • Pecten floridus was named by Hinds (1845). It is extant.

    It was replaced with Pecten diegensis by Dall (1898).
  • Pecten laqueatus was named by Sowerby (1842). It is extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Euvola diegensis by Coan et al. (2000).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pecten laqueatus Sowerby II
1845Pecten floridus Hinds
1898Pecten diegensis Dall p. 710
2000Euvola diegensis Coan et al. p. 225
2021Leopecten diegensis Hendy

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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
genusLeopecten
speciesdiegensis(Dall 1898)

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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Invalid names: Pecten floridus Hinds 1845 [replaced], Pecten laqueatus Sowerby II 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available