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Plicatula (Eoplicatula) imago

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Plicatula imago Bittner
1990Plicatula (Eoplicatula) imago Carter

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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
speciesimago()

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.

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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
Created: 2007-09-26 07:01:37
Modified: 2007-09-26 09:01:37
Source: subg = subgenus, g = genus, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Sanchez Roig 1926

Age range: base of the Middle Triassic to the top of the Julian or 247.20000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Triassic247.2 - 237.0Bosnia and Herzegovina Plicatula imago (206736)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Plicatula imago (34692 38164 69661)