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Plectodon granulatus

Bivalvia - Poromyida - Cuspidariidae

Taxonomy
Neaera granulata was named by Dall (1881) [DISTRIBUTION: Early Miocene-Recent; Caribbean.]. It is extant. Its type specimen is USNM 63193, a shell.

It was recombined as Cuspidaria (Plectodon) granulata by Gardner (1926); it was recombined as Plectodon granulatus by Jung (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Neaera granulata Dall p. 111
1926Cuspidaria (Plectodon) granulata Gardner p. 64
1996Plectodon granulatus Jung p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPoromyida(Ridewood 1903)
superfamilyCuspidarioideaDall 1886
familyCuspidariidaeDall 1886
genusPlectodonCarpenter 1864
speciesgranulatus(Dall 1881)

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: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 07:57:29
Modified: 2009-09-09 09:57:29
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Todd 2001, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 13.82000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63USA (Florida) Cuspidaria granulata (43024 111204)
Tortonian11.63 - 7.246Dominican Republic Plectodon granulatus (90618)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (Florida) Cuspidaria granulata (67069)