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Plicatula plicata

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae

Taxonomy
Spondylus plicatus was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Plicatula (Plicatula) plicata by Higo et al. (1999); it was recombined as Plicatula plicata by Linnaeus (1767), Jung (1965), Shaak and Nicol (1974), Perrilliat (1994) and Coan and Valentich-Scott (2012).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Spondylus plicatus Linnaeus
1767Plicatula plicata Linnaeus
1965Plicatula plicata Jung p. 441
1974Plicatula plicata Shaak and Nicol p. 108
1994Plicatula plicata Perrilliat p. 237
1999Plicatula (Plicatula) plicata Higo et al.
2012Plicatula plicata Coan and Valentich-Scott p. 312

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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
speciesplicata(Linnaeus 1758)

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 plicata Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available