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Plagioptychus zansi

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Plagioptychidae

Taxonomy
Plagioptychus zansi was named by Chubb (1956) [= Caprina jamaicensis Whitfield, 1897a, pars, pi. 13, figs. 1,2.].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Plagioptychus zansi Chubb pp. 9-10 figs. pl. 1, figs. 7-9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
CardioniFerussac 1822
CardiidiaFerussac 1822
CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyPlagioptychidaeDouvillé 1888
genusPlagioptychusMatheron 1842
specieszansiChubb 1956

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.

Plagioptychus zansi Chubb 1956
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:42:18
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:08:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon) Plagioptychus zansi (93562 162948 162949 162959 162966 162971)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic Plagioptychus zansi (1374)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon Parish) Plagioptychus zansi (163010 163059)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon) Plagioptychus zansi (84791)