Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Chesapecten : Chesapecten (Chesapecten) covepointensis |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Chesapecten (Chesapecten) covepointensis | species | belongs to Chesapecten (Chesapecten) | stated with evidence | Ward, 1992 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 13.8 - 11.6 Ma Miocene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 11.6 - 5.3 Ma Miocene |
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Environment | marine (based on Pectinida) |
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Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Pectinidae) |
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Vision | limited (based on Pectinidae) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Pectinidae) |
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Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Pectinidae) |
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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 |
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