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Plagiostoma euximium

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Plagiostoma euximium was named by Bayle (1878).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Lima aciculata, Lima aequilatera, Lima annonii, Lima boonei, Lima cardiiformis, Lima crickleyensis, Lima educta, Lima eucharis, Lima globosa, Lima occidentalis, Lima phillipsii, Lima planicosta, Lima schimperi, Lima subcardiiforma, Lima toarcensis, Lima yeovilensis, P. aciculata, P. aciculatum, P. acuticostata, P. acutum, P. aequilaterale, P. albensis, P. asperum, P. beyrichi, P. bhattii, P. biiniensis, P. bilibini, P. blakei, P. buckmani, P. cardiiforme, P. complanata, P. complanatum, P. compressum, P. costatum, P. cretacea, P. cretaceum, P. enormicosta, P. erecta, P. exaltata, P. fischeri, P. fuersichi, P. gejiuensis, P. gigantea, P. globosum, P. haidingeri, P. higaeribarense, P. highworthensis, P. hoernesi, P. incrassata, P. incrassatum, P. jumaraensis, P. jumarensis, P. kackeri, P. kayseri, P. kobayashii, P. kuromagariense, P. laeviosculum, P. laevisculum, P. laeviusclum, P. laeviuscula, P. laeviusculum, P. latelunulatum, P. laxmani, P. lineata, P. lineatum, P. marrotiana, P. marrotianum, P. matsumotoi, P. maxima, P. maximum, P. modeli, P. muddoensis, P. mutabile, P. nudata, P. nuitiense, P. nuitoense, P. obscurum, P. occidentalis, P. oepybolum, P. oepybolus, P. ovale, P. ovalis, P. pangymna, P. pararegularis, P. pectinoides, P. pilcheri, P. planicostata, P. planum, P. radiatum, P. rahmuensis, P. rathierana, P. regularis, P. richardsoni, P. rigidula, P. rigidulum, P. rodburgense, P. rodburgense, P. rupicola, P. rusticum, P. sanrikuense, P. santonense, P. saxenai, P. schardti, P. schimperi, P. semicirculare, P. semiornata, P. singhi, P. striatolineatum, P. strigillata, P. strigillatum, P. subcardiiforme, P. subcostatum, P. subpunctatum, P. tenuistriata, P. tingi, P. toarcensis, P. tumida, P. valoniense, P. woodsi, P. zonata, P. zonatum, P. inaequicostata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Plagiostoma euximium Bayle figs. Pl 125, fig 2
1998Plagiostoma euximium Aberhan p. 86 figs. Pl 7, figs 6-8

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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
genusPlagiostomaSowerby 1814
specieseuximiumBayle 1878

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.

†Plagiostoma euximium Bayle 1878
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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: Late/Upper Pliensbachian or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Plagiostoma euximium (53346)