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Palaeopecten

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Leiopectinidae

Taxonomy
Palaeopecten was named by Williams (1913) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-l D l]. Its type is Palaeopecten cobscooki.

It was assigned to Leiopectinidae by Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. cobscooki (type species), P. radvani
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Palaeopecten Williams
1980Palaeopecten Vokes p. 47
2002Palaeopecten Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
superfamilyLeiopectinoideaKrasilova 1959
familyLeiopectinidaeKrasilova 1959
genusPalaeopecten

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.

G. †Palaeopecten Williams 1913
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Palaeopecten cobscooki Williams 1913
Palaeopecten radvani Kříž 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ohesaare or 433.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) P. danbyi (49642)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Ukraine P. danbyi (23354)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) P. sp., P. radvani (85118)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (23185)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) P. danbyi (193837)