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Placuna (Placuna)

Bivalvia - Pectinida - Placunidae

Taxonomy
Placuna (Placuna) was named by Lightfoot (1786). It is extant.

It was assigned to Placuna by Lightfoot (1786).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1786Placuna (Placuna) Lightfoot

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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

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. Placuna (Placuna) Lightfoot 1786
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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
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 11.60800 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 5.333 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Placuna placenta (70103)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Placenta mandirantjanensis (84529 84532) Placenta placenta (84521 84527) Placenta placenta, Placenta mandirantjanensis (84520 84533) Placuna placenta (70087 70089 70090 70110)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Placuna placenta (70079)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand Placuna placenta (67930)