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Plicatula (Plicatula) auressensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae

Taxonomy

Plicatula auressensis was named by Coquand (1862). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was recombined as Plicatula (Plicatula) auressensis by Mendir et al. (2021).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

P. auricola, P. clarki, P. costata, P. eroessa, P. follis, P. freneixae, P. gurgitis, P. himalayensis, P. hydrotheca, P. incongrua, P. kobyi, P. laevigata, P. lepidota, P. oceani, P. oepybolis, P. periobricata, P. pustula, P. radiola, P. renniei, P. reynesi, P. sinaiensis, P. sinnbishris, P. somarisensis, P. sudrensis, P. weymouthiana, P. lexoviensis

Synonyms

Plicatula rugulosa was named by von Koenen (1897). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Mungo River, between Mundame and Eliki, which is in a Turonian carbonate limestone/sandstone in the Mungo River Formation of Cameroon.

It was synonymized subjectively with Plicatula auressensis by Dartevelle and Freneix (1957).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1862	Plicatula auressensis Coquand
1897	Plicatula rugulosa von Koenen p. 21 figs. Pl 3, figs 7,8
1935	Plicatula auressensis Furon p. 49 figs. Pl 1, fig 9
1957	Plicatula auressensis Dartevelle and Freneix p. 80 figs. Pl 10, fig 1
1958	Plicatula auressensis Barber p. 20 figs. Pl 7, fig 4
2003	Plicatula auressensis Cooper p. 151 fig. 5D
2021	Plicatula (Plicatula) auressensis Mendir et al. p. 13 figs. 6D-G

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Bivalvia
—	Eubivalvia
subclass	Autobranchia	(Groblen 1894)
infraclass	Pteriomorphia	(Beurlen 1944)
—	Ostreomorphi	Ferussac 1822

Rank	Name	Author
—	Ostreioni	Ferussac 1822
—	Ostreata	Ferussac 1822
superorder	Ostreiformii	Ferussac 1822
order	Pectinida	(Gray 1854)
suborder	Anomiidina	Gray 1854
—	Anomioidei	Gray 1854
—	Dimyoitei	Ridewood 1903
superfamily	Plicatuloidea	Gray 1857
family	Plicatulidae	Watson 1930
genus	Plicatula	Lamarck 1801
subgenus	Plicatula	Lamarck 1801
species	auressensis	(Coquand 1862)

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.

†Plicatula (Plicatula) auressensis Coquand 1862

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Invalid names: Plicatula rugulosa von Koenen 1897 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

low Mg calciteo

Composition 2:

aragoniteo

Environment:

marineo

Locomotion:

stationaryg

Attached:

yesg

Epibiont:

yesg

Life habit:

epifaunalg

Diet:

suspension feederg

Vision:

blindc

Created:

2009-09-09 08:34:10

Modified:

2009-09-09 10:34:10

Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class

References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Cenomanian to the top of the Santonian or 99.60000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (45 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian - Cenomanian	105.3 - 93.9	Egypt	Plicatula auressensis (150677)
Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	Congo-Kinshasa	Plicatula auressensis (3820)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Egypt	Plicatula auressensis (140613 140618)
Early/Lower Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Algeria	Plicatula auressensis (220822)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Egypt	Plicatula auressensis (150675 150787)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Egypt	Plicatula auressensis (114793 114794 114795 114798 114813 140239 140240 140242 140584)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Brazil	Plicatula auressensis (140840)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Libya	Plicatula auressensis (208634 208635)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	USSR	Plicatula auressensis (3796)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Jordan	Plicatula auressensis (66789)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Algeria	Plicatula auressensis (220825)
Middle Cenomanian - Late/Upper Cenomanian	99.6 - 93.5	Brazil	Plicatula auressensis (140839)
Late/Upper Cenomanian - Early/Lower Turonian	99.6 - 89.3	Egypt	Plicatula auressensis (150676)
Turonian - Cenomanian	93.9 - 93.9	Gabon	Plicatula auressensis (3818)
Turonian - Cenomanian	93.9 - 93.9	Nigeria	Plicatula auressensis (3813)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Egypt	Plicatula auressensis (114799 114815 140585 140586 140587)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	USSR	Plicatula auressensis (3797 3799 3801)
Early/Lower Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Cameroon	Plicatula rugulosa (209694)
Middle Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	USSR	Plicatula auressensis (3805 3807 3808)
Middle Turonian	93.5 - 89.3	Brazil (Sergipe)	Plicatula auressensis (143183 143188)
Coniacian	89.8 - 86.3	Nigeria	Plicatula auressensis (83016 83020)
Coniacian - Santonian	89.8 - 83.6	Nigeria	Plicatula auressensis (83017)
Early/Lower Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	Congo-Brazzaville	Plicatula auressensis (191892)
Middle Santonian	85.8 - 83.5	Angola	Plicatula auressensis (210904)