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Aviculopecten bellatulus

Description

Aviculopecten is an extinct genus of bivalve mollusc that lived from the Early Devonian to the Late Triassic in Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.


Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8549590https://www.gbif.org/species/8549590
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)198091https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=198091
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Aviculopecten : Aviculopecten bellatulus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Aviculopectinidae : Aviculopecten : Aviculopecten bellatulus
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
familyAviculopectinidaeMeek 1864
genusAviculopectenM'Coy 1851
speciesAviculopecten bellatulusNewell 1938
Generic NameAviculopecten
Scientific NameAviculopecten bellatulus Newell, 1938
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Aviculopecten bellatulusspeciesbelongs to Aviculopectenstated with evidenceNewell, 1938
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance279 - 272 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance272 - 269 Ma
Permian
Environmentmarine (based on Pectinida)
Motilitystationary (based on Pectinida)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pectinida)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Aviculopectinidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. D. Newell. 1938. Late Paleozoic pelecypods: Pectinacea. University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas 10(1):1-123
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviculopecten_bellatulus

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1938Aviculopecten bellatulus Newell p. 61 figs. Pl 5, fig 16
1963Aviculopecten bellatulus Winters p. 54 figs. Pl 8, fig 7

References

Newell N. D. (1938) Late Paleozoic pelecypods: Pectinacea, University of Kansas Publications, State Geological Survey of Kansas 10 1, 1-123
Winters S. S. (1963) Supai Formation (Permian) of eastern Arizona, Geological Society of America Memoir 89, 1-99
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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