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Generic Status of Some Foreign Species of Pectinoids

A preliminary survey has been made of the chief works on Late Paleozoic pectinoids in order to learn something of the range and distribution of the genera recognized in my classification. The list is by no means complete, and is subject to revision.

Lower Carboniferous Forms

Hind's monumental work on British "Carboniferous Lamellibranchiata" (1896-1905) will always serve as the base from which to launch further research in Late Paleozoic pelecypods. The species described by Hind (chiefly Lower Carboniferous, a few Upper Carboniferous) are classified as follows:

British Carboniferous Pectinacea

PSEUDAVICULOPECTEN:

Pterinopecten rigidus (McCoy)

DUNBARELLA:

Pterinopecten papyraceus (Sowerby)

?Pterinopecten radiatus (Phillips)

PTERINOPECTINELLA:

Pterinopecten granosus (Sowerby)

Pterinopecten dumontianus (De Koninck)

Pterinopecten eximius (De Koninck)

Pterinopecten puetulosus Hind

AVICULOPECTEN :

Aviculopecten pera (McCoy)

Limatulina scotica Hind

Aviculopecten tabulatus (McCoy)

Aviculopecten plicatus (Sowerby)

Aviculopecten eskdalensis Hind

Aviculopecten gentilis (Sowerby)

?Aviculopecten subconoideus Etheridge, Jr.

Aviculopecten murchisoni (McCoy)

Aviculopecten knockonniensis (McCoy)

Aviculopecten interstitialis (Phillips)

Aviculopecten ruthveni McCoy

Aviculopecten carrolli Hind

?Aviculopecten losseni (von Koenen)

Aviculopecten forbesii (McCoy)

?Aviculopecten macrotis (McCoy)

?Aviculopecten decussatus (McCoy)

?Limatu,lina desquamata (McCoy)

Aviculopecten intermedius (McCoy)

ACANTHOPECTEN:

Aviculopecten stellaris (Phillips)

?Aviculopecten incrassatus (McCoy)

ANNULICONCHA:

Aviculopecten deornatus (Phillips)

?Aviculopecten sedgeicki (McCoy)

?Streblopteria concentrica Hind

STREBLOPTERIA:

Streblopteria laevigata (McCoy)

Eumicrotis hemisphaericus (Phillips)

Eumicrotis ovalis (De Koninck)

STREBLOCHONDRIA:

Aviculopecten planoclathratus (McCoy)

Pseudamusium fibrillosum (Salter)

Pseudamusium concentricolineatum Hind

Pseudamusium gibbosum (McCoy)

?Pseudamusium anisotum (Phillips)

LIMIPECTEN:

Aviculopecten constans De Koninck

?Pterinopecten concavus (McCoy)

Aviculopecten semicostatus (Portlock) (except pl. 8, fig. 12)

Aviculopecten dissimilis (Fleming)

Aviculopecten fallax (McCoy)

Pterinopecten meleagrinoides (McCoy)

OBLIQUIPECTEN:

Obliquipecten laevis Hind

PERNOPECTEN:

?Amusium concentricum Hind

Amusium tenue (De Koninck)

Syncyclonema sowerbyi (McCoy)

Syncyclonema carboniferus Hind

UNRESOLVED:

Aviculopecten quinquelineatus (McCoy)

Pseudamusium sublobatum (Phillips)

Pseudamusium redesdalense (Hind)

Pseudamueium ellipticum (Phillips)

Pseudamusium auriculatum (McCoy)

Amusium planicostatum (McCoy)

Pterinopecten cyclopterus (Phillips)

Pterinopecten carbonarius Hind

Limatulina alternata (McCoy)

Streblopteria ornata (Etheridge, Jr.)

Aviculopecten jonesii (McCoy)

Aviculopecten fimbriatus (Phillips)

Aviculopecten inequalis Hind

Aviculopecten nobilis (De Koninck)

Aviculopecten perradiatus De Koninck

GIRTYPECTEN:

?Pterinopecten tessellatus (Phillips)

EUCHONDRIA:

?Aviculopecten clathratus (McCoy)

?Crenipecten semicircularis (McCoy

Lower and Upper Carboniferous

Fedotov's monograph (1932) on the Donetz Basin (Russia) pelecypods is well illustrated. A large proportion of the Upper Carboniferous species are very similar to forms known in North America. I would classify his species as follows:

Carboniferous Pectinacea from the Donetz Basin in Russia

POSIDONIA:

?Posidonomya laterugata De Koninck

?Posidoniella sulcata Hind

PSEUDOMONOTIS:

Pseudomonotis mutabilis Fedotov

STREBLOCHONDRIA:

Aviculopecten cf. hertzeri Meek

Pecten (Pseudamusium) ufaensis (Tschernyschew)

Pecten (Pseudamusium) sp.

Crenipecten foerstei Herrick

?Pecten (Pseudamusium) medius (Herrick)

AVICULOPECTEN:

Aviculopecten (Deltopecten) lutugini Fedotov

Aviculopecten verbeeki Fliegel

Aviculopecten (Deltopecten) batesvillensis Weller

?Aviculopecten (Deltopecten) cf. mutabilis Licharevi

Aviculopecten occidentalis (Shumard)

Crenipecten cf. winchelli Meek

LIMIPECTEN:

Aviculopecten (Deltopecten) cf. giganteus (Chao)

ACANTHOPECTEN:

Aviculopecten cf. stellaris (Phillips)

Aviculopecten (Acanthopecten) elegantulus Stuckenberg

Aviculopecten (Acanthopecten) carboniferus (Stevens)

ANNULICONCHA:

Aviculopecten interlineatus Meek and Worthen

PTERINOPECTINELLA:

Aviculopecten (Pterinopecten) cf. dumontianus (De Koninck)

Aviculopecten (Pterinopecten) spinosus Fedotov

?Aviculopecten aff. obliquus Hind

?Aviculopecten cf. spinuliferus Meek and Worthen

DUNBARELLA:

Aviculopecten (Pterinopecten) papyraceus (Sowerby)

Aviculopecten (Pterinopecten) subpapyraceus (De Verneuil)

PERNOPECTEN:

Entolium attenuatum Herrick

Entolium aviculatum Swallow

Entolium tenue De Koninck

UNRESOLVED:

Amusium aff. planicostatum (McCoy)

Pseudomonotis gapeevi Fedotov

Pseudomonotis jakovlevi Fedotov

Pseudomonotis kumpani Fedotov

Pseudomonotis stepanovi Fedotov

Aviculopecten cf. tastubaensis Licharev

Aviculopecten (Pterinopecten) d. concavus (McCoy)

Upper Carboniferous and Permian

Chao's monograph (1927) on the Taiyuan (China) pelecypods includes species which may be listed as follows:

Upper Carboniferous and Permian Pectinacea from China

AVICULOPECTEN:

Aviculopecten manchuricus Chao

Aviculopecten alternatoplicatus Chao

LIMIPECTEN:

Deltopecten giganteus Chao

Deltopecten multistriatus Chao

ACANTHOPECTEN:

Acanthopecten carboniferus (Stevens)

PSEUDOMONOTIS:

?Pseudomonotis shansiensis Chao

PTERINOPECTINELLA:

Pterinopecten nodosostriatus Chao

STREBLOCHONDRIA:

Streblopteria ?granosostriata Chao

?Streblopteria cf. sericea (De Verneuil)

PERNOPECTEN:

?Entolium obtusum Grabau

Entolium aviculatum (Swallow)

UNRESOLVED:

Streblopteria plana Chao

Lower Carboniferous and Permian

A monograph on pectinoids from eastern Australia, by Etheridge and Dun (1906) contains descriptions of the following:

Lower Carboniferous and Permian Pectinacea from Australia

DELTOPECTEN:

Aviculopecten mitchelli Etheridge and Dun

Deltopecten illawarensis (Morris)

LIMIPECTEN:

Deltopecten leniusculus (Dana)

Deltopecten fittoni (Morris)

?Deltopecten suhquinquelineatus (McCoy)

?Aviculopecten ponderosus Etheridge and Dun

?Deltopecten farleyensis Etheridge and Dun

?Deltopecten limaeformis (Morris)

?Aviculopecten profundus (Morris)

AVICULOPECTEN:

Aviculopecten sprenti (Morris)

Aviculopecten tenuicollis (Dana)

?Deltopecten obliquatus Etheridge and Dun

PERNOPECTEN:

Entolium aviculatum (Swallow)

STREBLOCHONDRIA:

?Aviculopecten squamuliferus (Morris)

?Aviculopecten engelhardti Etheridge and Dun

?Aviculopecten ptychotis (McCoy) (Low. Carb.)

GIRTYPECTEN:

?Aviculopecten tessellatus (Phillips) (Low. Carb.)

UNRESOLVED:

Deltopecten wingensis Etheridge and Dun

Permian

Jakowlew's monograph (1903) on the pelecypods from the Bakmuth dolomites in the Donetz Basin (Russia) :

Permian Pectinacea from the Donetz Basin in Russia

ACANTHOPECTEN:

Aviculopecten carboniferus (Stevens)

STREBLOPTERIA:

?Streblopteria aff. sericea (Verneuil)

STREBLOCHONDRIA:

?Pseudomonotis sp.

?Streblopteria sp.

Licharew's monograph (1927) on the Upper Carboniferous pelecypods from Ural and Timan:

Uralian Pectinacea from Russia

AVICULOPECTEN:

Pecten (Aequipecten?) wilczekiformis Licharew

Aviculopecten ufaensis Stuckenberg

Aviculopecten (Deltopectern?) mutabilis Licharew

Aviculopecten wimensis Licharew

Aviculopecten (Deltopecten) hiemalis Salter

Aviculopecten (Deltopecten) occidentalis (Shumard)

Aviculopecten (Deltopecten) cf. occidentalis (Shumard)

Aviculopecten (Deltopecten?) subclathratus Keyserling

Aviculopecten (Deltopecten?) batesvillensis Weller

?Pecten (Aequipecten?) keyserlingiformis Licharew

?Aviculopecten serdobowae (Fredericks)

?Aviculopecten uralicus Fredericks

ACANTHOPECTEN:

Aviculopecten pseudoradiatus (Fredericks)

Aviculopecten simensis Licharew

Aviculopecten (Acanthopecten) elegantulus (Stuckenberg)

Aviculopecten (Acanthopecten) licharewi (Fredericks)

STREBLOCHONDRIA:

Pecten (Pseudamusium) ufaensis Stuckenberg

?Pecten (Pseudamusium) eichwaldi (Stuckenberg)

?Pecten (Pseudamusium) pusillus (Schlotheim)

?Pecten (Pseudamusium) sericeus (De Verneuil)

?Pecten (Pseudamusium) englehardti (Etheridge and Dun)

?Pecten (Pseudamusium) krasnoufimskeneis (Fredericks)

EUCHONDRIA:

?Aviculopecten tastubaensis Licharew

FASCICULICONCHA:

?Aviculopecten timanicus Tschernyschew

UNRESOLVED:

Pecten (Chlamys) aff. prototextorius Waagen

Pecten (Aequipecten) keyserlingi Stuckenberg

Aviculopecten aff. interlineatus Meek and Worthen

Crenipecten sp.

Aviculopecten netschajewi Licharew

Waagen's monograph 1887 on the Permian fossils from the Salt Range (India).

Permian Pectinacea from India

AVICULOPECTEN:

Pseudomonotis deplanata Waagen

DELTOPECTEN:

Aviculopecten jabiensis Waagen

Aviculopecten derajatensis Waagen

Aviculopecten subexoticus Waagen

Aviculopecten pseudoctenostreon Waagen

PSEUDOMONOTIS:

Pseudomonotis garforthensis King

Pseudomonotis kazanensis Golovkinsky

Pseudomonoiis inversa Waagen

STREBLOCHONDRIA:

?Euchondria subpusilla Waagen

?Pecten wynnei Waagen

?Pecten prototextorius Waagen

?Pecten subgranosus Waagen

UNRESOLVED:

Oxytoma atavum Waagen

Pseudomonotis gigantea Waagen

Pecten praecox Waagen

Aviculopecten crebristriatus De Koninck

Pseudomonotis radialis (Phillips)

Aviculopecten morahensis Waagen

Aviculopecten asiaticus De Koninck

Pecten flemingianus De Koninck

Aviculopecten squamula Waagen

Gemmellaro's monograph (1896) on the Sicilian Permian pelecypods.

Permian Pectinacea from Sicily

DELTOPECTEN:

Pseudomonotis waageni Gemmellaro

ACANTHOPECTEN:

Avicula josephinae Gemm.

ANNULICONCHA:

Aviculopecten acanthicus Gemm.

?Aviculopecten janus Gemm.

STREBLOCHONDRIA:

?Streblopteria pusilla Gemm.

?Streblopteria antinorii Gemm.

GIRTYPECTEN:

Pseudomonotis fimbriata Gemm.

UNRESOLVED:

Pseudomonotis immanis Gemm.

Limatulina aspera Gemm.

Pseudomonotis toulai Gemm.

Limatulina consanguinea Gemm.

Aviculopecten bertrandi Gemm.

Aviculopecten densistriatus Gemm.

Aviculopecten nitidus Gemm.

Aviculopecten sicanus Gemm.

Pecten politus Gemm.

Grabau, in Permian of Mongolia (1931).

Permian Pectinacea from Mongolia

PSEUDOMONOTIS:

Pseudomonotis (Aviculomonotis) mongoliensis Grabau

Pseudomonotis (Aviculomonotis) matthewi Grabau

STREBLOCHONDRIA:

Pseudamusium auriculatum Grabau

?Euchondria englehardti (Etheridge and Dun)

UNRESOLVED:

Pseudomonotis furcoplicatus Grabau

Deltopecten cf. subquinquelineatus (McCoy)


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