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Rebeccapecten berryae

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Pectinidae

Taxonomy
Rebeccapecten berryae was named by Ward (1992). Its type specimen is USNM 405194, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Rebeccapecten berryae Ward p. 64 figs. Plate 24, Figure 1

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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
genusRebeccapecten
speciesberryae

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.

Rebeccapecten berryae Ward 1992
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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 Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Langhian or 37.20000 to 13.82000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.2 - 33.9USA (Virginia) Rebeccapecten berryae (61279)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (North Carolina) Rebeccapecten berryae (71651 71652)
Late/Upper Oligocene28.4 - 23.03USA (Virginia) Rebeccapecten berryae (61283)
Early/Lower Miocene - Langhian23.03 - 13.82USA (North Carolina) Rebeccapecten berryae (173047 173101)