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Placunopsis parvula

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Placunopsis parvula was named by Stefanini (1939). Its type locality is Anole Issa, Oolitico inferiore, which is in a Callovian/Oxfordian marine horizon in Somalia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Placunopsis parvula Stefanini

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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
genusPlacunopsisMorris and Lycett 1853
speciesparvula

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.

Placunopsis parvula Stefanini 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Grouping: gregariousg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-19 02:14:00
Modified: 2007-09-19 04:14:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Callovian to the top of the Oxfordian or 165.30000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Callovian - Oxfordian165.3 - 154.8Somalia Placunopsis parvula (type locality: 94519)