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Nodipecten
Description | Nodipecten is a genus of large scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. These scallops often have attractive, strongly colored, thick shells. The generic name Nodipecten means "nodular scallop", because in this genus the shell is usually sculpted with regular, very large nodes. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodipecten, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Nodipecten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Nodipecten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scientific Name | Nodipecten Dall, 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Trans. Wagner Inst. Philad., 3 (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 6 (38%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 28.4 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Pectinida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | facultatively mobile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Pectinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: EP, SE, BA, SU according to Todd (2001). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Pectinidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodipecten |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Chlamys (Nodipecten) caloosaensis species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 1.81 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nodipecten arthriticus species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Nodipecten articulosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Nodipecten atlanticola ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Nodipecten cerrosensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Nodipecten colinensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Nodipecten collierensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nodipecten denaius ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | 28.4 Ma Oligocene | |
Nodipecten estrellanus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Nodipecten fragosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nodipecten macloskeyi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 11.6 Ma Miocene | |
Nodipecten magnificus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nodipecten nodosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nodipecten subnodosus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nodipecten veatchii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Nodipecten veracruzensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Pallium estrellanum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten articulosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten atlanticola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten caloosaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten cerrosensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten colinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten macloskeyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten veatchii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1898 | Nodipecten Dall |
1906 | Pecten (Nodipecten) Arnold p. 49 |
1919 | Pecten (Nodipecten) Cooke p. 136 |
1945 | Chlamys (Nodipecten) Gardner p. 69 |
1958 | Chlamys (Nodipecten) DuBar p. 160 |
1971 | Lyropecten (Nodipecten) Jung p. 165 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1974 | Nodipecten Addicott p. 182 |
1982 | Nodipecten Woodring p. 598 |
2000 | Nodipecten Coan et al. p. 242 |
2001 | Nodipecten Todd |
2002 | Nodipecten Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
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!