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Aviculopecten malayensis

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)8649677https://www.gbif.org/species/8649677
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)197561https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=197561
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Myalinida : Myalinidae : Aviculopecten : Aviculopecten malayensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Aviculopectinidae : Aviculopecten : Aviculopecten malayensis
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 malayensisNakazawa 1973
Generic NameAviculopecten
Scientific NameAviculopecten malayensis Nakazawa, 1973
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Aviculopecten malayensisspeciesbelongs to Aviculopectenstated with evidenceNakazawa, 1973
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance260 - 254 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance254 - 252 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)K. Nakazawa. 1973. On the Permian fossils from Jengka Pass, Pahang, Malay Peninsula. Science Reports of the Tohoku University. Second Series, Geology. Special Volume (Hatai Memorial Volume) 6:277-296
Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviculopecten_malayensis

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1973Aviculopecten malayensis Nakazawa p. 289 figs. Pl 30, figs 13-16

References

Nakazawa K. (1973) On the Permian fossils from Jengka Pass, Pahang, Malay Peninsula, Science Reports of the Tohoku University. Second Series, Geology. Special Volume (Hatai Memorial Volume) 6, 277-296
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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