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Placunanomia lithobleta

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Placunanomia lithobleta was named by Dall (1898) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene-Early Pliocene; Caribbean.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Placunanomia lithobleta Dall pp. 778-779
1922Placunanomia lithobleta Olsson p. 210
1925Placunanomia lithobleta Woodring p. 82

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AnomioideiGray 1854
AnomioiteiGray 1854
superfamilyAnomioideaRafinesque 1815
familyAnomiidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPlacunanomiaBroderip 1832
specieslithobletaDall 1898

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:27:53
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:27:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Messinian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 7.24600 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Haiti Placunanomia lithobleta (60102)
Messinian - Zanclean7.246 - 3.6Dominican Republic Placunanomia lithobleta (74933 74960)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Dominican Republic Placunanomia lithobleta (58874)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Jamaica Placunanomia lithobleta (58522 69092 69093)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Costa Rica Placunanomia lithobleta (134652)