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Placunanomia

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Placunanomia was named by Broderip (1832) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant. Its type is Placunanomia cumingii.

It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); to Anomiidae by Woodring (1925), Olsson (1964), Olsson (1967), Vokes (1980), Moore (1987) and Hendy et al. (2008); and to Placunanomiinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Placunanomia Broderip p. 178 figs. 24: 1
1925Placunanomia Woodring p. 82
1964Placuanomia Olsson p. 39
1967Placunanomia Olsson p. 8
1980Placunanomia Vokes p. 60
1987Placunanomia Moore p. 11
2002Placunanomia Sepkoski
2008Placunanomia Hendy et al.
2010Placunanomia Bouchet et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AnomioideiGray 1854
AnomioiteiGray 1854
superfamilyAnomioideaRafinesque 1815
familyAnomiidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPlacunanomiaBroderip 1832

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Placunanomia Broderip 1832
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Subg. †Placunanomia (Tamianomia) Olsson 1967
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Placunanomia californica Arnold 1909
Placunanomia cumingii Broderip 1832
Placunanomia granti Hertlein 1928
Placunanomia hannibali Jordan and Hertlein 1926
Placunanomia plicata Tuomey and Holmes 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, IM, CE, SU according to Todd (2001).g
Created: 2009-09-09 13:27:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:27:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Chattian to the top of the Gelasian or 28.10000 to 1.80600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.03 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian28.1 - 23.03Canada (British Columbia) P. macroschisma (63086)
Chattian28.1 - 23.03USA (California) P. granti (52405)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand P. incisura (67897 67899 67900)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Haiti P. lithobleta (60102)
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Panama (Colon) P. sp. (79855)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic P. lithobleta (74933 74960)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Florida) P. burnsi (35026) P. floridana (79962)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ecuador (Manabi) P. cumingii (60772)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic P. lithobleta (58874)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (South Carolina) P. plicata, P. burnsi (60940)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) P. cumingii (51884 51886)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Costa Rica Placuanomia sp. (66795)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Mexico (Baja California) P. hannibali (97124 97127)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica P. lithobleta (58522 69092 69093)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588USA (Florida) P. plicata (59484 59487 61155 79765 79797 80037 80044)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ecuador (Manabi) P. cumingii (51880)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica P. lithobleta (134652)
Piacenzian - Gelasian3.6 - 1.806Ecuador (Manabi) P. cumingii (51878)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) P. burnsi (79331 79338)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Costa Rica Placuanomia panamensis (66777)