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Plicatula (Eoplicatula)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae

Taxonomy
Plicatula (Eoplicatula) was named by Carter (1990). It is not extant. Its type is Plicatula imago.

It was reranked as Eoplicatula by Hautmann (2001), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

It was assigned to Plicatula by Carter (1990); and to Plicatulidae by Hautmann (2001), Ros-Franch et al. (2014).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Plicatula acuminata, Plicatula andersoni, Plicatula arenaria, Plicatula armata, Plicatula armata, Plicatula aschersoni, Plicatula asperrima, Plicatula auricola, Plicatula australis, Plicatula badiensis, Plicatula barriosi, Plicatula baylii, Plicatula bellardii, Plicatula boischini, Plicatula bussoni, Plicatula calloptychus, Plicatula calloptycus, Plicatula calloviensis, Plicatula cancellata, Plicatula caribbeana, Plicatula carteroniana, Plicatula clarki, Plicatula costata, Plicatula damoni, Plicatula dentonensis, Plicatula deslomgchampsi, Plicatula deslongchampsi, Plicatula dichotomocosta, Plicatula dispar, Plicatula emaciata, Plicatula eroessa, Plicatula filamentosa, Plicatula follis, Plicatula forneli, Plicatula freneixae, Plicatula goldenana, Plicatula gurgitis, Plicatula gurgitis, Plicatula harrisiana, Plicatula himalayensis, Plicatula howelli, Plicatula hydrotheca, Plicatula imbricata, Plicatula incongrua, Plicatula inflata, Plicatula inornata, Plicatula irregularis, Plicatula kachhensis, Plicatula kiiensis, Plicatula kobyi, Plicatula laevigata, Plicatula laevis, Plicatula lalajensis, Plicatula lapidosa, Plicatula lepidota, Plicatula lexoviensis, Plicatula louisiana, Plicatula millicaensis, Plicatula millosevichi, Plicatula mytilina, Plicatula mytilina, Plicatula numidica, Plicatula oceani, Plicatula oepybolis, Plicatula ogerieni, Plicatula papyracea, Plicatula pastilliformis, Plicatula patelloides, Plicatula pausicostata, Plicatula pectinoides, Plicatula peregrina, Plicatula perinflata, Plicatula periobricata, Plicatula placunaea, Plicatula plus, Plicatula praenipponica, Plicatula producta, Plicatula pustula, Plicatula radiola, Plicatula radiola, Plicatula radiola, Plicatula raynesi, Plicatula renniei, Plicatula rennieri, Plicatula reynesi, Plicatula roemeri, Plicatula roissyi, Plicatula romosa, Plicatula roselli, Plicatula ruperella, Plicatula sarcinula, Plicatula silicea, Plicatula simplex, Plicatula sinaiensis, Plicatula singewaldi, Plicatula sinnbishris, Plicatula somarisensis, Plicatula sophiaejacobae, Plicatula striata, Plicatula striatocostata, Plicatula subcircularis, Plicatula subgurgitis, Plicatula subserrata, Plicatula sudrensis, Plicatula torreoensis, Plicatula turkestanensis, Plicatula urticosa, Plicatula varioloia, Plicatula venezuela, Plicatula ventilabrum, Plicatula vermiculata, Plicatula virgulina, Plicatula weymouthiana, Plicatula yatsujiensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Plicatula (Eoplicatula) Carter
2001Eoplicatula Hautmann pp. 82-84
2014Eoplicatula 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)
OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
RankNameAuthor
OstreioniFerussac 1822
OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida(Gray 1854)
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
AnomioideiGray 1854
DimyoiteiRidewood 1903
superfamilyPlicatuloideaGray 1857
familyPlicatulidaeWatson 1930
genusPlicatulaLamarck 1801
subgenusEoplicatulaCarter 1990

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.

Subg. †Plicatula (Eoplicatula) Carter 1990
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Eoplicatula difficilis Healey 1908
Eoplicatula parvadehensis Hautmann 2001
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesubg
Composition 2: low Mg calcitesubg
Environment: marinesubg
Locomotion: stationarysubg
Attached: yessubg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feedersubg
Vision: blindc
Comments: Mineralogy based on Hautmann (2006)subg
Created: 2007-09-26 07:01:37
Modified: 2007-09-26 09:01:37
Source: subg = subgenus, g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Middle Triassic to the top of the Late/Upper Oxfordian or 246.70000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Plicatula imago (206736)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Plicatula imago (34692 38164 69661)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Iran Eoplicatula parvadehensis (41519)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Nevada) Eoplicatula sp. (210694)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Iran Eoplicatula parvadehensis (66938)
Sevatian211.18 - 205.7Iran Eoplicatula parvadehensis (49567 49606 49612)
Late/Upper Oxfordian157.9 - 154.8France Eoplicatula sp. (44514)