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Plagiostoma semicircularis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Limidae

Taxonomy
Lima semicircularis was named by Goldfuss (1835).

It was recombined as Plagiostoma semicircularis by Aberhan (1998).

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
1835Lima semicircularis Goldfuss p. 83 figs. Pl 101, fig 6
1998Plagiostoma semicircularis Aberhan p. 87 figs. Pl 7, figs 16,17

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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
speciessemicircularis(Goldfuss 1835)

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 semicircularis Goldfuss 1835
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Oxfordian or 199.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Canada (British Columbia) Plagiostoma semicircularis (53279 53360)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Plagiostoma semicircularis (53199 53359)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2Canada (British Columbia) Plagiostoma semicircularis (53118)
Late/Upper Bajocian168.6 - 168.2Poland Plagiostoma semicircularis (124922)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Egypt Plagiostoma semicircularis (171265)