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Placuna
Taxonomy
Placuna was named by Lightfoot (1786) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-l R Sepkoski's reference number: 914]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Anomiidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Placunidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Rosenberg et al. (2006) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was assigned to Anomiidae by Vokes (1980); to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Placunidae by Lamprell and Whitehead (1992), Rosenberg et al. (2006) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1786 | Placuna Lightfoot p. 16 |
| 1788 | Placenta Philipsson p. 15 |
| 1935 | Placenta Oostingh p. 157 |
| 1980 | Placuna Vokes p. 60 |
| 1992 | Placuna Lamprell and Whitehead p. 34 |
| 2002 | Placuna Sepkoski |
| 2006 | Placuna Rosenberg et al. |
| 2010 | Placenta Bouchet et al. |
| 2010 | Placuna Bouchet et al. |
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G. Placuna Lightfoot 1786
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Subg. Placuna (Ephippium) Röding 1798
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Placuna (Ephippium) ephippium Philipsson 1788
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Invalid names: Anomia sella Gmelin 1791 [synonym], Ephippium polonicum Röding 1798 [synonym], Placuna papyracea Lamarck 1819 [synonym], Placuna quadrangula Philipsson 1788 [synonym]
†Placuna (Ephippium) lincolnii Gray 1849
†Placuna (Ephippium) lobata Sowerby 1871
Subg. Placuna (Placuna) Lightfoot 1786
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Placuna (Placuna) mandirantjanensis Martin 1909
Placuna (Placuna) placenta Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Ephippium transparens Röding 1798 [synonym], Placuna orbicularis Philipsson 1788 [synonym], Placuna ovalis Blainville 1826 [synonym]
†Placuna iranica Vredenburg 1924
Invalid names: Placenta Philipsson 1788 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available