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Plesiocyprina

Classification

    Phylum:  
Mollusca
    Class:  
Bivalvia
    Subclass:  
Heterodonta
    Order:  
Veneroida
    Superfamily:  
Arcticacea
    Family:  
Arcticidae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Plesiocyprina FISCHER, 1887 (ex Munier-Chalmas MS) *P. gaudryi, OD
    Type Species:  
P. gaudryi, OD


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Fossil Image
Fig. E128,7. *P. gaudryi, U.Jur., France, 7 a, b, LV int., RV int., X1.7 (Fischer).


Synonyms



Geographic Distribution

Eu.-E.S.Am.


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
U. Trias.(Rhaet.)
    Beginning International Stage:  
Rhaetian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
205.74
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
U. Jur.(Callov.)
    Ending International Stage:  
Callovian
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
100
    Ending Date:  
161.53


Description

Trapezoidal, sharply carinate, surface smooth, hinge as in Isocyprina (Eotrapezium)




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