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Placenta (Placenta)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Placunidae

Taxonomy
Placenta (Placenta) was named by Philipsson (1788). It is extant.

It was assigned to Placenta by Philipsson (1788) and Oostingh (1935).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1788Placenta (Placenta) Philipsson
1935Placenta (Placenta) Oostingh p. 157

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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
genusPlacentaLightfoot 1786
subgenusPlacentaPhilipsson 1788

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.

Subg. Placenta (Placenta) Philipsson 1788
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Composition 2: aragoniteo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-08-18 18:14:53
Modified: 2009-08-18 20:14:53
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available