MolluscaBase taxon details
Leptopecten rutamensis (P. Jung, 1969) †
1668046 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1668046)
accepted
Species
Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) rutamensis P. Jung, 1969 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
Paraleptopecten rutamensis (P. Jung, 1969) † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) rutamensis P. Jung, 1969 †) Jung, P. (1969). Miocene and Pliocene mollusks from Trinidad. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 55(247): 289-657., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10654201
page(s): 347, pl. 20, figs 5, 6 [details]
page(s): 347, pl. 20, figs 5, 6 [details]
Type locality contained in Trinidad-Tobago
type locality contained in Trinidad-Tobago [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Leptopecten rutamensis (P. Jung, 1969) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1668046 on 2025-09-10
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(of Aequipecten (Plagioctenium) rutamensis P. Jung, 1969 †) Jung, P. (1969). Miocene and Pliocene mollusks from Trinidad. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 55(247): 289-657., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10654201
page(s): 347, pl. 20, figs 5, 6 [details]
page(s): 347, pl. 20, figs 5, 6 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
New combination New combination established herein, based on proposed synonymy of Paraleptopecten with Leptopecten. [details]
