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Plicatula georgiana
Taxonomy
Plicatula georgiana was named by Fritzsche (1919). It is a 3D body fossil.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. auricola, P. clarki, P. costata, P. eroessa, P. follis, P. freneixae, P. gurgitis, P. himalayensis, P. hydrotheca, P. incongrua, P. kobyi, P. laevigata, P. lepidota, P. oceani, P. oepybolis, P. periobricata, P. pustula, P. radiola, P. renniei, P. reynesi, P. sinaiensis, P. sinnbishris, P. somarisensis, P. sudrensis, P. weymouthiana, P. lexoviensis
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1919 | Plicatula georgiana Fritzsche p. 361 |
| 2005 | Plicatula georgiana Casadío et al. p. 515 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
†Plicatula georgiana Fritzsche 1919
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| S. Casadío et al. 2005 | Shell subequivalve, ovoid to subtrigonal; adductor muscle scar subcentral to slightly posterior; ornament of 7e12 simple, bifurcating or even trifurcating radial ribs, with spines, reaching up to 30 along shell margin and producing sharp crests along it which fit into corresponding grooves along the margin of opposite valve. |