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Placopecten virginiana
Taxonomy
Pecten virginianus was named by Conrad (1840) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Pliocene; Atlantic Coastal Plain.]. It is not a trace fossil.
It was recombined as Pecten (Placopecten) virginianus by Dall (1898); it was recombined as Chlamys (Placopecten) virginianum by Tucker (1934); it was recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) virginianus by Mansfield (1936); it was recombined as Chlamys (Placopecten) virginiana by Gardner (1943); it was recombined as Placopecten virginiana by Hendy et al. (2008).
It was recombined as Pecten (Placopecten) virginianus by Dall (1898); it was recombined as Chlamys (Placopecten) virginianum by Tucker (1934); it was recombined as Pecten (Chlamys) virginianus by Mansfield (1936); it was recombined as Chlamys (Placopecten) virginiana by Gardner (1943); it was recombined as Placopecten virginiana by Hendy et al. (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1840 | Pecten virginianus Conrad p. 46 figs. pl. 21, fig 10 |
1898 | Pecten (Placopecten) virginianus Dall p. 727 |
1934 | Chlamys (Placopecten) virginianum Tucker p. 617 |
1936 | Pecten (Chlamys) virginianus Mansfield p. 174 |
1943 | Chlamys (Placopecten) virginiana Gardner p. 38 |
2008 | Placopecten virginiana Hendy et al. |
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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.
†Placopecten virginiana Conrad 1840
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2004 |
Age range: Serravallian or 13.82000 to 11.62000 Ma
Collections: one only
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | Pecten virginianus (55396) |