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Indoplacuna

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Indoplacuna was named by Vredenburg (1924) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-l T Mi-m].

It was reranked as Placuna (Indoplacuna) by Vredenburg (1924).

It was assigned to Placuna by Vredenburg (1924); to Anomiidae by Mukerjee (1939), Vokes (1980); and to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Placuna (Indoplacuna) Vredenburg p. 110
1924Indoplacuna Vredenburg p. 117
1939Indoplacuna Mukerjee p. 30
1980Indoplacuna Vokes p. 60
2002Indoplacuna Sepkoski

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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
—AnomioideiGray 1854
—AnomioiteiGray 1854
superfamilyAnomioideaRafinesque 1815
familyAnomiidaeRafinesque 1815
genusIndoplacunaVredenburg 1924

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. †Indoplacuna Vredenburg 1924
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†Indoplacuna sindiensis Vredenburg 1923
†Placuna (Indoplacuna) iranica Vredenburg 1923
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-10-08 06:35:41
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:27:37
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 33.90000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Placuna sindiensis (77159)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Myanmar Placuna birmanica (76589)
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45Myanmar Placuna promensis (76584)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98India I. sindiensis (76573)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India Placuna n. sp., Placuna birmanica (72085)