Placunopsis parasita Bittner 1895 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Full reference: A. Bittner. 1895. Revision der Lamellibranchiaten von St. Cassian. Abhandlungen der kaiserlich-koniglichen Geologischen Reichsanstalt 18(1):1-236

Belongs to Placunopsis according to A. Bittner 1895

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

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at St. Cassian (K.K. Geol Reichsanstalt coll) (Triassic of Italy)

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.