Placunopsis nuka Imlay 1961 (scallop)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Full reference: R. W. Imlay. 1961. Characteristic lower Cretaceous megafossils from northern Alaska. United States Geological Survey Professional Paper 335

Belongs to Placunopsis according to R. W. Imlay 1961

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

Type specimen: USNM 128713

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Placunopsis nuka in the database

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