Micropecten excuratus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pectinoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Bivalvia
Subclassis: Pteriomorphia
Ordo: Pectinida
Superfamilia: Pectinoidea

Familia: Cyclochlamydidae
Genus: Micropecten
Species: Micropecten excuratus

Name

  • Micropecten excuratus Dijkstra & Maestrati, 2012: 396, figs 1F-J
Holotype: MNHN 24273.
Type locality: Vanuatu Archipelago, north of Tutuba Island, 15°32.3’S, 167°17.2’E, 17-19 m, sand (SANTO 2006 stn DS101).
Etymology: From the Latin adjective “excuratus”, meaning well-groomed or well-dressed, with reference to the abundantly sculptured disc of this micro-scallop.

References

  • Dijkstra, Henk H. & Philippe Maestrati, 2012: Pectinoidea (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Propeamussiidae, Cyclochlamydidae n. fam., Entoliidae and Pectinidae) from the Vanuatu Archipelago. Zoosystema, 34(2): 389–408.
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