Placuna (Ephippium) Röding 1798 (scallop)
Bivalvia - Pectinida - Placunidae
Alternative spellings: Ephippium, Placenta (Ephippium)
Parent taxon: Placuna according to K. Lamprell and T. Whitehead 1992
See also Kosnik 2002, Oostingh 1935 and Vokes 1980
Sister taxa: Placuna (Placuna), Placuna iranica, Placenta lamellata, Placenta miocenica, Placenta (Placenta)
Subtaxa: Placuna (Ephippium) ephippium Placuna (Ephippium) lincolnii Placuna (Ephippium) lobata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (5 collections)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (6), the Philippines (1)
• Miocene of Indonesia (2)
Total: 14 collections including 15 occurrences