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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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