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Plicatounio (Enotrigonioides) alatus

Bivalvia - Unionida - Mesoserphidae

Taxonomy
Plicatounio (Enotrigonioides) alatus was named by Guo (1987). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Geological Museum of China, IVy0583. Its type locality is Wenwudashan, Mojiang, which is in a Cretaceous marine horizon in the Jingxing Formation of China. It is the type species of Plicatounio (Enotrigonioides).

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Synonymy list
YearName and author
1987Plicatounio (Enotrigonioides) alatus Guo

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RankNameAuthor
Yangprocta
superfamilyCynipoidea
superfamilyPlatygastroidea
familyMesoserphidae
familyPeleserphidae
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
UniomorphiGray 1854
UnioniGray 1854
UnionataGray 1854
orderUnionida(Stoliczka 1871)
suborderUnionidinaGray 1854
superfamilyUnionoidea(Fleming 1828)
familyUnionidaeRafinesque 1820
genusPlicatounioKobayashi and Suzuki 1936
subgenusEnotrigonioidesGuo 1987
speciesalatusGuo 1987

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: facultatively mobilec
Life habit: infaunalc
Diet: suspension feederc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:29:05
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Early/Lower Cretaceous or 143.10000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5China (Yunnan) Plicatounio alatus (type locality: 201043)