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Bulacanites obtusiplicatus

Bivalvia - Lucinida - Lucinidae

Taxonomy
Bulacanites obtusiplicatus was named by Kase and Aguilar (2006). Its type locality is Bayabas River, AGT2, which is in a Pliocene perireef or subreef sandstone in the Tartaro Formation of the Philippines.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Bulacanites obtusiplicatus Kase and Aguilar
2009Bulacanites obtusiplicatus Taylor and Glover p. 95

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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
—LucinidiaGray 1854
orderLucinida(Stoliczka 1871)
superfamilyLucinoideaFleming 1828
familyLucinidaeFleming 1828
genusBulacanites
speciesobtusiplicatus

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.

†Bulacanites obtusiplicatus Kase and Aguilar 2006
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: deep infaunalf
Diet: chemosymbioticf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-05-17 03:07:50
Modified: 2009-10-09 08:44:03
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Pliocene or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Philippines (Bulacan) Bulacanites obtusiplicatus (type locality: 96677)