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Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae

Taxonomy

Plicatula mullicaensis was named by Weller (1907).

It was recombined as Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis by Sohl and Koch (1983).

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

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1907	Plicatula mullicaensis Weller
1983	Plicatula (Plicatula) mullicaensis Sohl and Koch

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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	mullicaensis	(Weller 1907)

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) mullicaensis Weller 1907

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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, Sanchez Roig 1926, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Maastrichtian or 83.60000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (49 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian	83.6 - 72.2	USA (Delaware)	Plicatula mullicaensis (6171 6172)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Plicatula mullicaensis (4511 4520 4521 4522 4523 7446)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Alabama)	Plicatula mullicaensis (4173 4174 4175 4176 4177 4178 4179 4182 4185 4196 4197 4198 4201 4202 4228 4229 4230 4236 4237) Plicatula urticosa (4184 4187 4189 4193 4203 4204 4205 4206)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Plicatula mullicaensis (4142 4148 4160 4161 4163 4167 4169)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	North Atlantic	Plicatula mullicaensis (1374)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Texas)	Plicatula mullicaensis (1300)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Mississippi)	Plicatula mullicaensis (1304 1305)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (New Jersey)	Plicatula mullicaensis (1313)
Maastrichtian	72.2 - 66.0	USA (Alabama)	Plicatula mullicaensis (1306 1307)