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Plesiocyprinella

Bivalvia - Pholadomyida - Megadesmidae

Taxonomy
Plesiocyprinella was named by Holdhaus (1918) [Sepkoski's age data: P Guad-u Sepkoski's reference number: 108]. It is the type genus of Plesiocyprinellinae.

It was assigned to Mactromyidae by Cox et al. (1969); to Pholadomyoida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plesiocyprinellinae by Bouchet et al. (2010).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1918Plesiocyprinella Holdhaus
1969Plesiocyprinella Cox et al. p. 512
2002Plesiocyprinella Sepkoski
2010Plesiocyprinella Bouchet et al.

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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
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
PoromyataRidewood 1903
orderPholadomyida()
superfamilyEdmondioidea()
familyMegadesmidaeVokes 1967
subfamilyPlesiocyprinellinae
genusPlesiocyprinellaHoldhaus 1918

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. †Plesiocyprinella Holdhaus 1918
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Plesiocyprinella carinata Holdhaus 1918
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobileo
Life habit: infaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 12:37:17
Modified: 2004-02-28 14:37:17
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Wuchiapingian266.9 - 254.14Brazil (Mato Grosso) P. carinata (209027 209028)
Wordian - Wuchiapingian266.9 - 254.14Brazil (São Paulo) P. carinata (10177 10178 10179)
Capitanian - Wuchiapingian264.28 - 254.14Brazil (São Paulo) P. carinata (206326 206327 206328 206335 206336 206350 206351 206352 206353 206354 206355 206356 206357)