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Deltopecten

Classification

    Phylum:  
Mollusca
    Class:  
Bivalvia
    Subclass:  
Pteriomorphia
    Order:  
Pterioida
    Suborder:  
Pteriina
    Superfamily:  
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
    Family:  
Deltopectinidae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Deltopecten Etheridge, JR., 1892, p. 269
    Type Species:  
Pecten illawarensis MORRIS, 1845 (not figured), p. 277, OD


Images

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Fig. C66,l. D. waterfordi (DICKINS), Callytharra Fm.; 1a, LV ext., X0.45; 1b, ligament area, X2.7 (Newell, n).


Synonyms



Geographic Distribution

Australia


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
L. Perm.(Artinsk.)
    Beginning International Stage:  
Artinskian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
290.51
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
L. Perm.(Artinsk.)
    Ending International Stage:  
Artinskian
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
100
    Ending Date:  
283.3


Description

Large, orbicular, radially plicate shells with or without fine costae, ligament area striated more or less parallel to hinge axis, resilifers lacking




References

Jack, R. L., \& Etheridge, Robert, 1892, The geology and palaeontology of Queensland and New Guinea: $x x x+768$ p., atlas of 68 pl .


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