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Plagiostoma inversa

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Pseudomonotis inversa was named by Waagen (1881).

It was recombined as Plagiostoma inversa by Waterhouse (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Lima aciculata, Lima aequilatera, Lima annonii, Lima boonei, Lima cardiiformis, Lima crickleyensis, Lima educta, Lima eucharis, Lima globosa, Lima occidentalis, Lima phillipsii, Lima planicosta, Lima schimperi, Lima subcardiiforma, Lima toarcensis, Lima yeovilensis, P. aciculata, P. aciculatum, P. acuticostata, P. acutum, P. aequilaterale, P. albensis, P. asperum, P. beyrichi, P. bhattii, P. biiniensis, P. bilibini, P. blakei, P. buckmani, P. cardiiforme, P. complanata, P. complanatum, P. compressum, P. costatum, P. cretacea, P. cretaceum, P. enormicosta, P. erecta, P. exaltata, P. fischeri, P. fuersichi, P. gejiuensis, P. gigantea, P. globosum, P. haidingeri, P. higaeribarense, P. highworthensis, P. hoernesi, P. incrassata, P. incrassatum, P. jumaraensis, P. jumarensis, P. kackeri, P. kayseri, P. kobayashii, P. kuromagariense, P. laeviosculum, P. laevisculum, P. laeviusclum, P. laeviuscula, P. laeviusculum, P. latelunulatum, P. laxmani, P. lineata, P. lineatum, P. marrotiana, P. marrotianum, P. matsumotoi, P. maxima, P. maximum, P. modeli, P. muddoensis, P. mutabile, P. nudata, P. nuitiense, P. nuitoense, P. obscurum, P. occidentalis, P. oepybolum, P. oepybolus, P. ovale, P. ovalis, P. pangymna, P. pararegularis, P. pectinoides, P. pilcheri, P. planicostata, P. planum, P. radiatum, P. rahmuensis, P. rathierana, P. regularis, P. richardsoni, P. rigidula, P. rigidulum, P. rodburgense, P. rodburgense, P. rupicola, P. rusticum, P. sanrikuense, P. santonense, P. saxenai, P. schardti, P. schimperi, P. semicirculare, P. semiornata, P. singhi, P. striatolineatum, P. strigillata, P. strigillatum, P. subcardiiforme, P. subcostatum, P. subpunctatum, P. tenuistriata, P. tingi, P. toarcensis, P. tumida, P. valoniense, P. woodsi, P. zonata, P. zonatum, P. inaequicostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Pseudomonotis inversa Waagen p. 284 figs. Pl 22, fig 4
1982Plagiostoma inversa Waterhouse p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
RankNameAuthor
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
—Limoidei(Moore 1952)
superfamilyLimoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPlagiostomaSowerby 1814
speciesinversa()

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.

†Plagiostoma inversa Waagen 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
valve height28.375.0014.09.506.36

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-11-26 09:06:10
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:36:45
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Pseudomonotis inversa (81504)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902New Zealand (Southland) Plagiostoma inversa (41765)