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Rebeccapecten

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4595572https://www.gbif.org/species/4595572
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)17003https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=17003
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Rebeccapecten
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Rebeccapecten
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
suborderPectinidina
superfamilyPectinoideaRafinesque 1815
-PectinoidaeRafinesque 1815
familyPectinidaeWilkes 1810
genusRebeccapectenWard 1992
Scientific NameRebeccapecten Ward, 1992
Name Published InVa Mus Nat Hist Mem No. 2
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Rebeccapectengenusbelongs to Pectinidaestated with evidenceWard, 1992
Rebeccapectengenusbelongs to Pterioidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Last Recorded Appearance23.0 - 13.8 Ma
Miocene
Environmentmarine (based on Pectinida)
Motilityfacultatively mobile (based on Pectinidae)
Visionlimited (based on Pectinidae)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Pectinidae)
Taphonomylow Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Pectinidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. W. Ward. 1992. Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America. Virginia Museum of Natural History 2

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Pecten trentensis
species
accepted (GBIF)No associated record in PBDB
Rebeccapecten berryae
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
637.2 Ma
Eocene
23.0 Ma
Miocene
Rebeccapecten trentensis
species
listed (PBDB)533.9 Ma
Oligocene
23.0 Ma
Miocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1992Rebeccapecten Ward p. 64 figs. Plate 24, Figure 1
2002Rebeccapecten Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Ward L. W. (1992) Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Miocene Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain of North America, Virginia Museum of Natural History 2
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
GBIF/Paleo Database - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Va Mus Nat Hist Mem No. 2 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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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