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Chesapecten madisonius

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Pecten madisonius was named by Say (1824) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene; Atlantic Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Pecten (Lyropecten) madisonius by Dall (1898); it was recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) madisonius by Glenn (1904) and Mansfield (1936); it was recombined as Chlamys (Lyropecten) madisonia by Gardner (1943); it was recombined as Chesapecten madisonius by Ward and Blackwelder (1975) and Gibson (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1824Pecten madisonius Say p. 134
1898Pecten (Lyropecten) madisonius Dall p. 724
1904Pecten (Chlamys) madisonius Glenn p. 377
1928Pecten madisonius Mansfield p. 10
1936Pecten (Chlamys) madisonius Mansfield p. 174
1943Chlamys (Lyropecten) madisonia Gardner p. 32
1975Chesapecten madisonius Ward and Blackwelder p. 16
1987Chesapecten madisonius Gibson p. 73

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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
genusChesapecten
speciesmadisonius(Say 1824)

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: 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 Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 23.03000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (51 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97USA (New Jersey) Chlamys madisonia (59335) Pecten madisonius (59722 59723 59748 59749 59750 59751 59755 59759 92757 92758 92759 92760 92762 92763 92768 92769) Pecten madisonius, Chlamys madisonia (59336)
Miocene23.03 - 5.333USA (New Jersey) Pecten madisonius (92756)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82USA (Maryland) Pecten madisonius (60379)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Virginia) Pecten madisonius (13407)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62USA (Maryland) Pecten madisonius (13408 55396 60376 70830 70832 70846 70854 70855)
Tortonian11.62 - 7.246USA (Maryland) Pecten madisonius (70851 70853)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Chesapecten madisonius (52582)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) Chesapecten madisonius (60940)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Pecten madisonius (59294)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Chesapecten madisonius (59301)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Virginia) Chesapecten madisonius (59298 60660 60667 61296 71621 78262 78264 78266 78267 78268 78272 79709 80038 80040)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (South Carolina) Chesapecten madisonius (60933)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) Chesapecten madisonius (176822)