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Deltopecten caneyanus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4952205https://www.gbif.org/species/4952205
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)138619https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=138619
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Aviculopectinidae : Deltopecten : Deltopecten caneyanus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Deltopectinidae : Deltopecten : Deltopecten caneyanus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-OstreioniFerussac 1822
-OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
-AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyAviculopectinoideaMeek and Hayden 1864
familyDeltopectinidaeDickins 1957
genusDeltopectenEtheridge 1892
speciesDeltopecten caneyanusGirty 1909
Generic NameDeltopecten
Scientific NameDeltopecten caneyanus (Girty, 1909)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Deltopecten caneyanusspeciesbelongs to Deltopectenstated with evidenceGirty, 1909
Deltopecten caneyanusspeciesbelongs to Aviculopectenstated without evidenceHoare, 1993
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance359 - 323 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance331 - 323 Ma
Carboniferous
Environmentmarine (based on Pectinida)
Motilitystationary (based on Pectinida)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pectinida)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Pectinida)
Primary Reference (PBDB)R. D. Hoare. 1993. Mississippian (Chesterian) bivalves from the Pennsylvanian stratotype area in West Virginia and Virginia. Journal of Paleontology 67(3):374-396

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Aviculopecten caneyanus (Girty, 1909)GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Aviculopectinidae : Deltopecten : Aviculopecten caneyanus

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1909Deltopecten caneyanus Girty p. 31 figs. pl. 3 f. 1-3
1993Aviculopecten caneyanus Hoare p. 382 figs. 4.1 – 4.3

References

Hoare R. D. (1993) Mississippian (Chesterian) bivalves from the Pennsylvanian stratotype area in West Virginia and Virginia, Journal of Paleontology 67 3, 374-396
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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