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Placuna (Placuna) placenta

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Placunidae

Taxonomy
Anomia placenta was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was recombined as Placenta (Placenta) placenta by Oostingh (1935); it was recombined as Placuna placenta by Skwarko (1994); it was recombined as Placuna (Placuna) placenta by Hendy (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Anomia placenta Linnaeus
1788Placuna orbicularis Philipsson
1798Ephippium transparens Röding
1826Placuna ovalis Blainville
1935Placenta (Placenta) placenta Oostingh p. 158
1994Placuna placenta Skwarko p. f18
2007Placuna (Placuna) placenta Hendy

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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
familyPlacunidaeGray 1842
genusPlacunaLightfoot 1786
subgenusPlacunaLightfoot 1786
speciesplacenta(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.

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Invalid names: Ephippium transparens Röding 1798 [synonym], Placuna orbicularis Philipsson 1788 [synonym], Placuna ovalis Blainville 1826 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available