MolluscaBase taxon details
Aviculopinna Meek, 1864 †
1644923 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1644923)
accepted
Genus
Solen pinnaeformis Geinitz, 1848 † accepted as Aviculopinna pinnaeformis (Geinitz, 1848) † (type by original designation)
Aviculipinna Girty, 1904 † · unaccepted > unjustified emendation
- Species Aviculopinna neukirchensis (Langenhan, 1900) †
- Species Aviculopinna phosphoria Yancey, 2024 †
- Species Aviculopinna pinnaeformis (Geinitz, 1848) †
- Species Aviculopinna americana Meek, 1867 † accepted as Meekopinna americana (Meek, 1867) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Aviculopinna illinoiensis Worthen, 1884 † accepted as Meekopinna illinoiensis (Worthen, 1884) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Aviculopinna knighti Beede, 1901 † accepted as Falcatopinna knighti (Beede, 1901) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Aviculopinna sagitta Chronic, 1952 † accepted as Orthopinna sagitta (Chronic, 1952) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
feminine
Meek, F. B. (1864). Remarks on the family Pteriidae (= Aviculidae) with descriptions of some new fossil genera. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 2, 37: 212-220., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36896703
page(s): 212 [details]
page(s): 212 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Aviculopinna Meek, 1864 †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1644923 on 2025-09-12
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original description
Meek, F. B. (1864). Remarks on the family Pteriidae (= Aviculidae) with descriptions of some new fossil genera. <em>The American Journal of Science and Arts.</em> ser. 2, 37: 212-220., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36896703
page(s): 212 [details]
original description (of Aviculipinna Girty, 1904 †) Girty, G. H. (1904). The typical species and generic characters of <i>Aviculipecten</i>, McCoy. <em>The American geologist.</em> 33 (5): 291-296., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54969227
page(s): 296 [details]
basis of record Yancey, T. E. (2024). Revision of Late Paleozoic pinnid genera and North American species of bivalve family Pinnidae. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 410: 1-83., available online at https://doi.org/10.32857/bap.2024.410.01
page(s): 40 [details]
status source Yancey, T. E.; Amler, M. R. W.; Raczyński, P.; Brandt, S. (2022). Rebuilding the foundation of late Paleozoic pinnid bivalve study (family Pinnidae). <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 97(1): 140-151., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.55 [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 212 [details]
original description (of Aviculipinna Girty, 1904 †) Girty, G. H. (1904). The typical species and generic characters of <i>Aviculipecten</i>, McCoy. <em>The American geologist.</em> 33 (5): 291-296., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54969227
page(s): 296 [details]
basis of record Yancey, T. E. (2024). Revision of Late Paleozoic pinnid genera and North American species of bivalve family Pinnidae. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 410: 1-83., available online at https://doi.org/10.32857/bap.2024.410.01
page(s): 40 [details]
status source Yancey, T. E.; Amler, M. R. W.; Raczyński, P.; Brandt, S. (2022). Rebuilding the foundation of late Paleozoic pinnid bivalve study (family Pinnidae). <em>Journal of Paleontology.</em> 97(1): 140-151., available online at https://doi.org/10.1017/jpa.2022.55 [details] Available for editors
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