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Chlamys praenuncius

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten praenuncius was named by Ihering (1897) [DISTRIBUTION: Miocene; Argentina.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Myochlamys praenuncius by Ihering (1907); it was recombined as Chlamys praenuncius by Zinsmeister (1981), Chiesa et al. (1995) and Parodiz (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Pecten praenuncius Ihering p. 230
1907Myochlamys praenuncius Ihering
1908Pecten praenuncius Steinmann and Wicklens p. 37
1981Chlamys praenuncius Zinsmeister p. 1094
1995Chlamys praenuncius Chiesa et al. p. 402
1996Chlamys praenuncius Parodiz p. 255

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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
speciespraenuncius(Ihering 1897)

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 praenuncius Ihering 1897
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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 Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Burdigalian or 37.20000 to 15.97000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene - Early/Lower Oligocene37.2 - 28.4Argentina (Santa Cruz) Chlamys praenuncius (42491 52859)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Argentina Chlamys praenuncius (65179 65180 65182 65183)