Placuna (Placuna) placenta Linnaeus 1758

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Placunidae

Alternative combinations: Anomia placenta, Placenta (Placenta) placenta, Placuna placenta

Synonyms: Ephippium transparens Röding 1798, Placuna orbicularis Philipsson 1788, Placuna ovalis Blainville 1826

Belongs to Placuna (Placuna) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007

See also Oostingh 1935, Rosenberg et al. 2006 and Skwarko 1994

Sister taxon: Placuna (Placuna) mandirantjanensis

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Thailand (1 collection)

• Pliocene of Indonesia (9)

• Miocene of Indonesia (1)

Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence

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