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Hunanopecten exilis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Hunanopectinidae

Taxonomy
Hunanopecten exilis was named by Zhang (1977). Its type specimen is IV55312, a shell (Butterflied articulated external mold), and it is a mold. Its type locality is Duanpoqiao, Shaodong County, which is in a Changhsingian deep-water mudstone in the Dalong Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Hunanopecten exilis Zhang p. 513 figs. Pl 197, figs 13-20
1982Hunanopecten exilis Li et al. p. 318 figs. Pl 120, figs 1-4
1983Hunanopecten exilis Yin p. 370 figs. Pl 32, figs 1-3; pl 33, fig 6
1987Hunanopecten exilis Fang p. 377 figs. Pl 2, figs 8-10
1993Hunanopecten exilis Wang p. 467 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AviculopectinoideiStarobogatov 1992
superfamilyHeteropectinoideaBeurlen 1954
familyHunanopectinidaeYin 1985
subfamilyHunanopectininaeYin 1985
tribeHunanopectininiYin 1985
genusHunanopecten
speciesexilis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Hunanopecten exilis Zhang 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height345.460.55517.65.893.96

Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-07 02:56:05
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:22:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Changhsingian or 266.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (45 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Jiangsu) Hunanopecten exilis (102117)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) Hunanopecten exilis (95749 107809 107814 107821)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Sichuan) Hunanopecten exilis (121414 121415 121417)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Hunanopecten exilis (121004 121006)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Fujian) Hunanopecten exilis (95481 95484 111730 111731 111732 111739 120149 120150)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Jiangsu) Hunanopecten exilis (111748)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Hunanopecten exilis (95334 95336 95337 121425 121426 123612 149214)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Anhui) Hunanopecten exilis (121413 121430 121431 149198 149200)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Hunanopecten exilis (111604)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Hunanopecten exilis (82631 111987 121005 121007)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hubei) Hunanopecten exilis (95722 123643)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hunan) Hunanopecten exilis (95750 97259 97260 type locality: 105947 107810 107822 123640)