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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 .
Museum or Author Information
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
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
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 .