Placuna (Ephippium) ephippium Philipsson 1788 (scallop)
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Bivalvia - Pectinida - Placunidae
Alternative combinations: Placenta (Ephippium) ephippium, Placenta ephippium, Placuna (Placuna) ephippium
Synonyms: Anomia sella Gmelin 1791, Ephippium polonicum Röding 1798, Placuna papyracea Lamarck 1819, Placuna quadrangula Philipsson 1788
Belongs to Placuna (Ephippium) according to A. J. W. Hendy 2007
See also Lamprell and Whitehead 1992, Oostingh 1935 and Skwarko 1994
Sister taxa: Placuna (Ephippium) lincolnii, Placuna (Ephippium) lobata
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Malaysia (5 collections)
• Pliocene of Indonesia (6)
• Miocene of Indonesia (2)
Total: 13 collections including 14 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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