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Placunopsis plana

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Placunopsis plana was named by Giebel (1856). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lieskau Quarry, Halle, which is in a Triassic shallow subtidal limestone in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Placunopsis plana Giebel
1995Placunopsis plana Sha p. 101 figs. Pl 31, figs 12-20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AnomioideiGray 1854
AnomioiteiGray 1854
superfamilyAnomioideaRafinesque 1815
familyAnomiidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPlacunopsisMorris and Lycett 1853
speciesplana

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.

Placunopsis plana Giebel 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteg
Composition 2: low Mg calciteg
Grouping: gregariousg
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2007-09-19 02:14:00
Modified: 2007-09-19 04:14:00
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Carnian or 251.30000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Qinghai) Placunopsis plana (56724)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt) Placunopsis plana (type locality: 201970)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain (Sardinia) Placunopsis plana (201607)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Spain Placunopsis plana (201959 201963 201964 201967 201968)