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Philippia (Oppenheimopecten) subbenedictus

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten subbenedictus was named by Fontannes (1878). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Philippia (Oppenheimopecten) subbenedictus by Woodring (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Pecten subbenedictus Fontannes
1982Philippia (Oppenheimopecten) subbenedictus Woodring p. 578

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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
genusPhilippia(von Teppner 1922)
subgenusOppenheimopecten
speciessubbenedictus(Fontannes 1878)

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-09-09 08:08:03
Modified: 2009-09-09 10:08:03
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Badenian or 20.44000 to 12.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France Pecten subbenedictus (59265)
Badenian13.65 - 12.7Romania Pecten subbenedictus (72248)