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Plicatostylus gregarius

Bivalvia - Ostreida - Plicatostylidae

Taxonomy
Plicatostylus gregarius was named by Lupher and Packard (1930). Its type specimen is UO 204 and 206 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Plicatostylus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Plicatostylus gregarius Lupher and Packard pp. 204 - 207 figs. Plates 1, 2,3 and Plate 4, Figure 1

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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
orderOstreida(Fërussac 1822)
suborderMalleidinaGray 1854
superfamilyPterioideaGray 1847
familyPlicatostylidae
genusPlicatostylus
speciesgregarius

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.

Plicatostylus gregarius Lupher and Packard 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marine, brackisho
Locomotion: stationarysuperf
Attached: yessuperf
Epibiont: yessuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-09 13:52:56
Modified: 2009-09-09 15:53:09
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926
Collections
No collection or age range data are available