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Plesiopinna

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Pinnidae

Taxonomy
Plesiopinna was named by Amano (1956) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 790].

It was assigned to Mytiloida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pinnidae by Vokes (1980), Griffin et al. (2008).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Plesiopinna Amano p. 70
1980Plesiopinna Vokes p. 29
2002Plesiopinna Sepkoski
2008Plesiopinna Griffin et al. p. 146

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPinnoideaLeach 1819
familyPinnidaeLeach 1819
genusPlesiopinnaAmano 1956

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.

G. †Plesiopinna Amano 1956
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Plesiopinna pampeana Griffin et al. 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-05 06:15:03
Modified: 2009-08-17 21:48:23
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9USA (Utah) P. sp. (3288)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland P. kasimirensis (1321)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bulgaria P. sp. (1332)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (La Pampa) P. pampeana (106093)