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Placunopsis plana

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Anomiidae

Taxonomy
Placunopsis plana was named by Giebel (1856). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lieskau Quarry, Halle, which is in a Triassic shallow subtidal limestone in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. favrii, P. gingensis, P. linensis, P. mortilleti, P. parallela, P. pichi, P. tatrica

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Placunopsis plana Giebel
1995Placunopsis plana Sha p. 101 figs. Pl 31, figs 12-20

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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
—AnomioiteiGray 1854
superfamilyAnomioideaRafinesque 1815
familyAnomiidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPlacunopsisMorris and Lycett 1853
speciesplana

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.

†Placunopsis plana Giebel 1856
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available