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Delectopecten
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Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Delectopecten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Pectinidae : Delectopecten | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Delectopecten Stewart, 1930 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Spec. Pub. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad., No. 3, 37 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 7 (50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 66.0 - 61.7 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Pectinida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Pectinidae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: EP/ER, MA/SW, UN/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 |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cyclopecten (Delectopecten) randolphi species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Delectopecten alcocki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Delectopecten alternilineatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Delectopecten binominatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Delectopecten bistriatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Delectopecten crassistriatus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Delectopecten fosterianus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Delectopecten harfordus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Delectopecten incongruus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Delectopecten lillisi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Delectopecten macrocheiricola species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Delectopecten maddreni species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Delectopecten musorstomi species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Delectopecten neuquenensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Delectopecten pedroanus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Delectopecten polyleptus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Delectopecten terryi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Delectopecten tillamookensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Delectopecten vancouverensis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Delectopecten vitreus species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Delectopecten zacae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palliolum (Delectopecten) antillarum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 16.0 Ma Miocene | |
Palliolum antillarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten alternilineatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten harfordus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pecten lillisi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Plagiostoma pedroana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Pseudamusium terryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1930 | Delectopecten Stewart p. 118 |
1944 | Palliolum (Delectopecten) Durham p. 138 |
1964 | Cyclopecten (Delectopecten) Faustman p. 115 |
1971 | Palliolum (Delectopecten) Jung p. 166 |
1976 | Chlamys (Delectopecten) Tebble p. 64 |
1991 | Cyclopecten (Delectopecten) Rombouts p. 78 |
2000 | Delectopecten Coan et al. p. 227 |
2001 | Delectopecten Beu and Darragh p. 35 |
Year | Name and Author |
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2001 | Delectopecten Dijkstra and Kilburn p. 269 |
2001 | Delectopecten Todd |
2002 | Delectopecten Marquet |
2002 | Delectopecten Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Delectopecten Spencer et al. |
2006 | Delectopecten Kiel p. 133 |
2008 | Delectopecten del Rio et al. p. 286 |
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!