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Placunopsis radiata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Orbicula radiata was named by Phillips (1829).

It was recombined as Placunopsis radiata by Aberhan (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. favrii, P. gingensis, P. linensis, P. mortilleti, P. parallela, P. pichi, P. tatrica

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Orbicula radiata Phillips p. 130 figs. Pl 4, fig 12
1930Anomia columbiana Crickmay p. 53 figs. Pl 14, figs 4-6
1998Placunopsis radiata Aberhan p. 100 figs. Pl 10, fig 3

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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
speciesradiata(Phillips 1829)

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 radiata Phillips 1829
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Invalid names: Anomia columbiana Crickmay 1930 [synonym]
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 Sinemurian to the top of the Tithonian or 199.30000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Canada (British Columbia) Placunopsis radiata (53100)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Chile Placunopsis radiata (7420)
Early/Lower Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Placunopsis radiata (35452)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Chile Placunopsis radiata (33889)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian189.6 - 183.0Canada (British Columbia) Placunopsis radiata (53118)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Spain (Teruel) Placunopsis radiata (211170 211172 211176 211195)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Bulgaria (Sofia) Placunopsis radiata (225548)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Spain Placunopsis radiata (51613)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Chile Placunopsis radiata (95663)
Callovian166.1 - 163.5India Placunopsis radiata (68657)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3United Kingdom (England) Placunopsis radiata (1609 1904 1920 2098)
Early/Lower Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Placunopsis radiata (4093)
Late/Upper Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Placunopsis radiata (4849)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France Placunopsis radiata (4918)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7United Kingdom (England) Placunopsis radiata (4861)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7France (Normandy) Placunopsis radiata (4923 5248)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Placunopsis radiata (8674)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1United Kingdom (England) Placunopsis radiata (1569 1572 8574 8600)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Greenland Placunopsis radiata (1203 1218 1227 1235 1240 1241 1242 1262 1460)