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Lituyapecten coosensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten coosensis was named by Shumard (1858). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Patinopecten) coosensis by Arnold (1906); it was recombined as Patinopecten coosensis by Woodring and Bramlette (1950); it was recombined as Lituyapecten coosensis by Moore (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Pecten coosensis Shumard
1906Pecten (Patinopecten) coosensis Arnold p. 61
1950Patinopecten coosensis Woodring and Bramlette p. 84
1984Lituyapecten coosensis Moore p. 88

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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
genusLituyapecten(MacNeil 1961)
speciescoosensis(Shumard 1858)

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.

†Lituyapecten coosensis Shumard 1858
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2007-10-05 05:02:01
Modified: 2010-02-16 06:48:49
Source: f = family, o = order
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Miocene to the top of the Early/Lower Pliocene or 23.03000 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Pecten coosensis (207028 207029)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oregon) Pecten coosensis (71148 71150)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (California) Pecten coosensis (96885)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) Pecten coosensis (97129)