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Plicacesta

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Plicacesta was named by Vokes (1963) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Acesta (Plicacesta) by Moore (1984), Moore (1987).

It was assigned to Acesta by Moore (1984), Moore (1987); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Limidae by Vokes (1980), Darragh and Kendrick (2008), Hickman (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Plicacesta Vokes p. 90
1980Plicacesta Vokes p. 62
1984Acesta (Plicacesta) Moore p. 26
1987Acesta (Plicacesta) Moore p. C15
2002Plicacesta Sepkoski
2008Plicacesta Darragh and Kendrick p. 225
2023Plicacesta Hickman p. 41

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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
genusPlicacestaVokes 1963

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. Plicacesta Vokes 1963
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Invalid names: Lima perrini Waring 1914 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Maastrichtian to the top of the Chattian or 72.20000 to 23.04000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Argentina (Chubut) P. sp. (1357 240132)
Danian66.0 - 61.66France P. carolina (20816)
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (California) Lima perrini (193035)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Lima haseltinei (190781)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) Lima haseltinei (184016) Lima perrini (239696)
Selandian - Ypresian61.66 - 48.07USA (California) Lima perrini (239697)
Late/Upper Paleocene - Early/Lower Eocene59.24 - 48.07USA (California) Lima haseltinei (237478)
Waipawan56.0 - 52.0New Zealand Acesta sp. (52447 52449)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71Russian Federation Acesta amaxensis (50051)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71Argentina Acesta sp. (71616)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Australia (Western Australia) P. sp. (179825)
Bartonian - Priabonian41.03 - 33.9Russian Federation Acesta ignota (50151)
Chattian27.3 - 23.04USA (Washington) Acesta wilsoni (91623)