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Plicoplasia

Rhynchonellata - Spiriferida - Ambocoeliidae

Taxonomy
Plicoplasia is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spiriferida by Sepkoski (2002); to Ambocoeliinae by Williams et al. (2006); and to Ambocoeliidae by Boucot et al. (2008).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plicoplasia Sepkoski
2006Plicoplasia Williams et al. p. 1736
2008Plicoplasia Boucot et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderSpiriferida
suborderSpiriferidina
superfamilyAmbocoelioideaGeorge 1931
familyAmbocoeliidae
subfamilyAmbocoeliinae
genusPlicoplasia

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.

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Plicoplasia cooperi Boucot 1959
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:48:51
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Givetian or 440.50000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Iran (North Khorasan) P. sp. (165945)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) P. acutiplicata (26003 26009 26013 26014)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Yukon) P. acutiplicata (24932)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (New York) P. sp. (24811 24813)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') P. acuta (40698)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Northwest Territories) P. sp. (75581)
Helderbergian419.62 - 393.47USA (New York) P. sp. (25894 25896)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Quebec) P. plicata (598 599)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Russian Federation (Chelyabinskaya Oblast) P. cooperi (81663)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Canada (Yukon) P. acutiplicata (39394 43713 43969)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62USA (Nevada) P. cooperi (164821)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Argentina P. planoconvexa (25561)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Bolivia (Santa Cruz) P. planoconvexa (36091)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Bolivia (Tarija) P. planoconvexa (36057 36058)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Bolivia (Chuquisaca) P. planoconvexa (36040 36042 36050 36097 36098)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Venezuela P. sp. (35895)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Bolivia P. planoconvexa (36128 36131)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Brazil (Amapa) P. sp. (37136)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Brazil (Para) P. sp. (37138)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Brazil (Para) P. sp. (37137)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Brazil (Para) P. sp. (37173 37175)