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Plicatulidae

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Plicatulidae Watson
1965Plicatulidae Newell p. 17
1977Plicatulidae Adegoke p. 232
1980Plicatulidae Vokes p. 57
1982Plicatulidae Dockery p. 49
1987Plicatulidae Moore p. C5
1987Plicatulidae Squires p. 57
1987Plicatulidae Ward and Blackwelder p. 129
2001Plicatulidae Todd
2005Plicatulidae Casadío et al. p. 514
2006Plicatulidae Bieler and Mikkelsen p. 230
2008Plicatulidae Scholz et al.
2009Plicatulidae Nevesskaja
2010Plicatulidae Bouchet et al.
2011Plicatulidae Carter et al. p. 10
2014Plicatulidae Ros-Franch et al.

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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
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AnomioideiGray 1854
DimyoiteiRidewood 1903
superfamilyPlicatuloideaGray 1857
familyPlicatulidaeWatson 1930
familyPlicatulidaeWatson 1930

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.

Fm. Plicatulidae Watson 1930
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G. †Diploschiza Conrad 1866
G. †Harpax Parkinson 1811
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Harpax kolymica Polubotko 1966
Harpax parkinsoni Bronn 1824
Harpax rapa Bayle and Coquand 1851
Harpax simplex Milova 1976
G. Plicatula Lamarck 1801
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Invalid names: Plicatula (Trichiplicatula) Chiplonkar and Tapaswi 1975 [synonym]
Subg. †Plicatula (Eoplicatula) Carter 1990
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Eoplicatula difficilis Healey 1908
Eoplicatula parvadehensis Hautmann 2001
Subg. †Plicatula (Harpax) Parkinson 1811
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Plicatula (Harpax) auricula Eudes-Deslongchamps 1858
Subg. Plicatula (Plicatula) Lamarck 1801
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Invalid names: Plicatula rugulosa von Koenen 1897 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Plicatula batnensis Coquand 1880 [synonym]
Plicatula allisoni Squires and Saul 1997
Plicatula archiaci Stoppani 1865
Plicatula azulensis Imlay 1940
Plicatula barnensis Stoppani 1865
Plicatula carinata Healey 1908
Plicatula cedroensis Maury 1936
Plicatula cochlear Stefanini 1939
Plicatula cossmanni Cossmann 1887
Plicatula cristata Lamarck 1819
Plicatula decipiens Coquand 1862
Plicatula densata Conrad 1843
Plicatula dubia Hanley 1847
Plicatula filamentosa Conrad 1833
Plicatula filifera Bittner 1895
Plicatula flabellifera Maury 1924
Plicatula flattersi Coquand 1862
Plicatula georgiana Fritzsche 1919
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck 1801
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Invalid names: Plicatula guppyi Woodring 1925 [synonym], Plicatula marginata Say 1824 [synonym], Plicatula vexillata Guppy 1873 [synonym]
Plicatula hekiensis Nakazawa 1955
Plicatula hettangiensis Terquem 1857
Plicatula hirsuta Coquand 1880
Plicatula hunterae Shaak and Nicol 1974
Plicatula ibo Reyment 1955
Plicatula instabilis Stoliczka 1871
Plicatula intuscrenata Cossmann 1887
Plicatula juncalensis Squires 1987
Plicatula lapidicina Squires and Saul 1998
Plicatula leucensis Stoppani 1865
Plicatula locardi Thomas and Peron 1890
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Invalid names: Plicatula multiplicata von Koenen 1897 [synonym]
Plicatula menkeana Finlay 1927
Plicatula modjeskaensis Squires and Saul 1997
Plicatula multicostata Forbes 1846
Plicatula ostreiformis Stanton 1896
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Invalid names: Ostrea buwaldana Dickerson 1914 [synonym]
Plicatula papiracea Stoppani 1865
Plicatula parahybensis Maury 1930
Plicatula phymatophora Cossmann 1887
Plicatula placunea Lamarck 1819
Plicatula plexicosta Bittner 1895
Plicatula plicata Linnaeus 1758
Plicatula polymorpha Bellardi 1854
Plicatula pulchra Imlay 1940
Plicatula quayensis Kues 1997
Plicatula quinqueplicata Martin 1883
Plicatula rapa Bayle and Coquand 1851
Plicatula rostrata Martin 1883
Plicatula selandica Schnetler 2001
Plicatula septemcostata Forbes 1846
Plicatula simiensis Squires and Saul 1998
Plicatula solea Laube 1865
Plicatula spinosa Sowerby 1819
Plicatula spondylopsis Rochebrune 1895
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Invalid names: Plicatula inezana Durham 1950 [synonym]
Plicatula surensis Squires and Saul 1997
Plicatula tetrica Conrad 1860
Plicatula torreonensis Imlay 1940
Plicatula trailerensis Squires and Saul 1998
Plicatula umbonata Imlay 1940
Plicatula variata Gabb 1864
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Invalid names: Plicatula onoensis Anderson 1938 [synonym]
Plicatula variplicata Dockery 1982
Plicatula ventilabrum Coquand 1880
Plicatula youngi Chapman 1922
Invalid names: Plicatula densata democraciana Hodson and Hodson 1927 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Pseudoplacunopsis Bittner 1895
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Pseudoplacunopsis affixa Bittner 1895
Pseudoplacunopsis alpina Winkler 1859
G. Spiniplicatula Habe 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: EP, IM, CE, SU according to Todd (2001).f
Created: 2009-08-18 18:05:13
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:05:13
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Olenekian to the top of the Holocene or 251.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 247.2 Ma

Collections (1384 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Olenekian251.2 - 247.2USA (California) Plicatula n. sp. (109758)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Plicatula sp., Pseudoplacunopsis sp. (31619 31623) Pseudoplacunopsis sp. (31612 31613 31614 31615 31616 31617 31618 31620 31621 31622 31624 31625 31626 31629 31630 31631 31632)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Italy Plicatula plexicosta (202326)
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Plicatula imago (206736)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0USA (Nevada) Pseudoplacunopsis sp. (230956)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain (Cuenca) Pseudoplacunopsis sp. (195711)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Italy Pseudoplacunopsis ogilviae (236003 236004 236005)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Nevada) Plicatula sp. (32520)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Plicatula sp. (170920)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0New Zealand Pseudoplacunopsis placentoides (201932)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Japan (Fukui) Plicatula hekiensis (39564 40119)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Malaysia (Pahang) Plicatula carinata (206587)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Japan (Yamaguchi) Plicatula hekiensis (40179)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Plicatula imago, Plicatula plexicosta (38164) Plicatula ogilviae (138262) Plicatula sp. (50959 69656 69660 69668 69681) Plicatula sp., Plicatula affixa (202422) Plicatula sp., Plicatula imago (69661) Plicatula sp., Plicatula imago, Plicatula filifera (34692) Plicatula sp., Pseudoplacunopsis affixa (69664) Pseudoplacunopsis affixa, Plicatula plexicosta (144634)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) Plicatula perimbricata (101051)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Russian Federation (Primorskiy Kray) Plicatula kolymica (98283)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Iran Pseudoplacunopsis asymmetrica, Eoplicatula parvadehensis (41519)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Iran Pseudoplacunopsis asymmetrica, Eoplicatula parvadehensis (66938)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Nevada) Eoplicatula sp. (210694)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3Chile (Antofagasta) Plicatula sp. (98590)