Placunopsis fissistriata Winckler 1861 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Alternative combinations: Anomia fissistriata, Plicatula (Pseudoplacunopsis) fissistriata

Synonym: Plicatula moabensis Cox 1924

Full reference: G. G. Winckler. 1861. Der Oberkeuper, nach Studien in den bayrischen Alpen. Zeitschrift der Deutschen geologischen Gessellschaft 13:459-521

Belongs to Placunopsis according to S. von Wöhrmann 1889

See also Awad 1945, Cox 1924 and Cox 1932

Sister taxa: Placunopsis fibrosa, Placunopsis gracilis, Placunopsis minuta, Placunopsis napengensis, Placunopsis nuka, Placunopsis obliqua, Placunopsis ostracina, Placunopsis parasita, Placunopsis parvula, Placunopsis plana, Placunopsis radiata, Placunopsis rothi, Placunopsis rothpletzi, Placunopsis socialis, Placunopsis striatula

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Triassic of Austria (2 collections), Egypt (1), Germany (4), Indonesia (3), Israel (2), Italy (1), Japan (1), Jordan (2), United States (2: Nevada)

Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences

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