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Plagioptychidae

Bivalvia - Hippuritida - Plagioptychidae

Taxonomy
Plagioptychidae was named by Douvillé (1888). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Hippuritoida by Steuber (1999); to Caprinoidea by Nevesskaja (2009); and to Radiolitoidea by Bouchet et al. (2010), Carter et al. (2011), Skelton (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Plagioptychidae Douvillé
1999Plagioptychidae Steuber
2009Plagioptychidae Nevesskaja
2010Plagioptychidae Bouchet et al.
2011Plagioptychidae Carter et al. p. 15
2013Plagioptychidae Skelton

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
infraclassHeteroconchia(Gray 1854)
RankNameAuthor
—CardiomorphiFerussac 1822
—CardioniFerussac 1822
—CardiidiaFerussac 1822
—CardiataFerussac 1822
superorderCardiiformiiFerussac 1822
orderHippuritida()
suborderRadiolitidina
superfamilyRadiolitoideaGray 1848
familyPlagioptychidaeDouvillé 1888
familyPlagioptychidaeDouvillé 1888

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.

Fm. †Plagioptychidae Douvillé 1888
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G. †Coralliochama White 1885
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†Coralliochama orcutti White 1885
G. †Mitrocaprina Boehm 1895
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†Mitrocaprina bulgarica Tzankov 1965
†Mitrocaprina tschoppi Palmer 1933
G. †Paracaprinula Piveteau 1939
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†Paracaprinula syriaca Piveteau 1939
G. †Plagioptychus Matheron 1842
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†Plagioptychus agariciformis Alencáster 1971
†Plagioptychus aguilloni d'Orbigny 1840
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Invalid names: Plagioptychus paradoxus Matheron 1842 [synonym]
†Plagioptychus antillarum Douvillé 1927
†Plagioptychus fragilis Chubb 1967
†Plagioptychus muellerriedi Alencáster 1971
†Plagioptychus tibeticus Douvillé 1916
†Plagioptychus toucasianus Matheron 1842
†Plagioptychus zansi Chubb 1956
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Grouping: gregariouso
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: intermediate-level epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:42:18
Modified: 2009-10-10 17:08:38
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 100.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (141 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Czechia Plagioptychus sp. (151609 151610)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Plagioptychus haueri, Plagioptychus sp. (151608)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur) Plagioptychus sp. (87462)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8France Plagioptychus sp. (59230)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Austria Plagioptychus haueri (161577) Plagioptychus uchauxensis (161576)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Bulgaria Plagioptychus sp. (67563)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Greece Plagioptychus sp. (74621)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Algeria Plagioptychus sp. (84753)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Austria (Tyrol) Plagioptychus uchauxensis (161578)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Austria (Styria) Plagioptychus aguilloni (161581)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Austria Plagioptychus sp. (24265 24266 24267 24268)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Spain Plagioptychus sp. (66963)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Austria (Tyrol) Plagioptychus aguilloni (161580)
Middle Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Spain (Catalunia) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162688)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Spain (lleida) Plagioptychus sp. (162827)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Spain Plagioptychus sp. (66966)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Italy (Naples) Plagioptychus sp. (162538)
Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Spain ( Cantabria) Plagioptychus sp. 1 (162826)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Serbia Plagioptychus aguilloni (74560)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6Italy Plagioptychus paradoxus (138399)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria (Styria) Plagioptychus aguilloni (161583)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Spain (Catalunia) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162692)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Spain Plagioptychus sp. (66970)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria (Upper Austria) Plagioptychus aguilloni (161586 161587 161588)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria Plagioptychus sp. (146295)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Plagioptychus sp. (163806)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Greece (Boeotia) Plagioptychus toucasi (12837)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Jamaica Mitrocaprina sp., Plagioptychus sp. (99824)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6Austria (Lower Austria) Plagioptychus aguilloni (161589)
Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Spain (Catalunia) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162693)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy (Benevento) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162615)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6France Plagioptychus sp. (67011)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy (Rome) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162613)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Mexico (Tamaulipas) Coralliochama sp. (110214)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Romania (West Moldavia) Plagioptychus sp. (240129)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Spain Plagioptychus paradoxus (24062 67610) Plagioptychus sp. (66979) Plagioptychus sp. 1 (74582 74583) Plagioptychus sp. 2 (74588) Plagioptychus sp., Plagioptychus aguilloni (66983) Plagioptychus toucasi, Plagioptychus sp. 2 (74586)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy (Salemo) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162621)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy Plagioptychus paradoxus (67594)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Cuba Mitrocaprina sp., Plagioptychus sp. (73280)
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Italy (Frosinone) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162614)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Italy (Campania) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162877)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Italy (Latina) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162876)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Spain ( Cantabria) Plagioptychus toucasi, Plagioptychus sp. 2 (162830)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Italy (Salerno) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162686)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Greece Mitrocaprina bayani (64293) Mitrocaprina boeotica (64261 64277)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Italy Mitrocaprina sp. (74801) Plagioptychus paradoxus (23529 23531 23533)
Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.7 - 72.2Croatia Plagioptychus sp., Plagioptychus paradoxus (11409)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Jamaica Plagioptychus sp. (221279)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Coralliochama orcutti (215345)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Spain Mitrocaprina sp. (31572)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Costa Rica (Guanacaste) Mitrocaprina costaricaensis (221364) Mitrocaprina costaricaensis, Plagioptychidae indet. (221369) Mitrocaprina multicanaliculata (221368)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Jamaica (Portland ) Plagioptychus sp. (116619)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Croatia (Zagreb) Plagioptychus aguilloni (162542)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Hungary Plagioptychus sp., Plagioptychus aguilloni (74809)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy (Rome) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162616)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Plagioptychidae indet. B (98085) Plagioptychus sp. (98086) Plagioptychus sp., Plagioptychidae indet. A (98084)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy (Frosinone) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162617)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy (Salemo) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162622)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy (Benevento) Plagioptychus paradoxus (162618)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Coralliochama sp. (144781)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Italy Plagioptychus sp., Mitrocaprina bulgarica (82393)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Türkiye (Hatay) Paracaprinula syriaca (112293)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Serbia Plagioptychus toucasianus (160660)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Türkiye Paracaprinula syriaca (112294)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Coralliochama orcutti (177879)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Croatia Mitrocaprina sp. (112292)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (California) Coralliochama orcutti (176363)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Mexico (Chiapas) Mitrocaprina sp., Plagioptychus antillarum (221358)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Austria (Carinthia) Mitrocaprina bayani (161590)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Spain Mitrocaprina sp. (152414)
Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Marshall Islands Coralliochama sp., Mitrocaprina sp., Plagioptychus sp., Plagioptychus minor, Coralliochama orcutti, Plagioptychus fragilis (74534)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy (Sicily) Plagioptychus sp., Mitrocaprina bulgarica (162883)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Spain (Valencia) Mitrocaprina sp. (162880)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Spain Mitrocaprina sp. (3769 3771)
Late/Upper Campanian - Late/Upper Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico Coralliochama gbohemi (163117)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Italy Mitrocaprina bulgarica (67085) Plagioptychus sp., Mitrocaprina bulgarica (67086)
Late/Upper Campanian - Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Mexico Coralliochama sp., Mitrocaprina sp., Plagioptychus agariciformis, Plagioptychus muellerriedi, Plagioptychus jamaicensis (64217)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (California) Coralliochama orcutti (224893)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Plagioptychus muellerriedi (221359 221360)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Italy Mitrocaprina sp. (82398 221730)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Greece Mitrocaprina bulgarica (84730)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon) Mitrocaprina tschoppi, Plagioptychus zansi (93562) Plagioptychus zansi (162948 162949 162959 162966 162971)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jordan Paracaprinula syriaca (1358)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Oman Plagioptychus sp. (1381)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (St. James) Plagioptychus fragilis (162540 162541)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (San Luis Potosi) Coralliochama gboehmi, Mitrocaprina tschoppi (221316) Mitrocaprina tschoppi (162718)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico (Chiapas) Plagioptychus agariciformis, Plagioptychus muellerriedi, Plagioptychus jamaicensis (1373) Plagioptychus muellerriedi (221328)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon) Plagioptychus spp. (161326 161328 161335 161336) Plagioptychus zansi (84791)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Serbia Mitrocaprina bulgarica (74558) Plagioptychus sp. (1319)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Cuba Mitrocaprina bayani, Mitrocaprina palmeri, Mitrocaprina tschoppi, Plagioptychus antillarum (73287)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Atlantic Coralliochama gboehmi, Mitrocaprina multicanaliculata, Mitrocaprina tschoppi, Plagioptychus agariciformis, Plagioptychus fragilis, Plagioptychus trechmanni, Plagioptychus zansi, Plagioptychus toucasianus, Plagioptychus jamaicensis (1374)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Italy Mitrocaprina sp., Plagioptychus tibeticus (1346 74623)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Jamaica (Clarendon Parish) Plagioptychus jamaicensis (163080) Plagioptychus sp. (163011) Plagioptychus zansi (163010 163059)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Türkiye Mitrocaprina madeniana (73590)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Mexico Coralliochama gboehmi (38870) Coralliochama orcutti (1372) Plagioptychidae indet. (38869)