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Plicatula
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
Family:
Plicatulidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Plicatula LAMARCK, 1801, p. 132
Type Species:
Spondylus plicatus LinnÉ, 1758, SD SCHMIDT, 1818
Images
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Fig. C98,1. P. (P.) marginata Say, Mio., USA(Va.), 1 a, b, LV ext., int., 1 c, RV int., all X1, 1 d, e, RV and LV hinge, X2 (Cox, n), Fig. C98,2. *P. (D.) polymorpha, Eoc., S.Nigeria, 2a,b, RV ext., LV int., X1.1 (Cox, n)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
fossil forms cosmop., Rec., trop. only
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.(Ladin.)
Beginning International Stage:
Ladinian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
241.46
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Small to medium-sized, subequivalve or with RV usually more convex, attachment area small to moderately large, cardinal area small, resilium pit acutely
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Bivalvia
Subclass:
Pteriomorphia
Order:
Pterioida
Suborder:
Pteriina
Superfamily:
Pectinacea (scallops and relatives)
Family:
Plicatulidae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Plicatula LAMARCK, 1801, p. 132
Type Species:
Spondylus plicatus LinnÉ, 1758, SD SCHMIDT, 1818
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. C98,1. P. (P.) marginata Say, Mio., USA(Va.), 1 a, b, LV ext., int., 1 c, RV int., all X1, 1 d, e, RV and LV hinge, X2 (Cox, n), Fig. C98,2. *P. (D.) polymorpha, Eoc., S.Nigeria, 2a,b, RV ext., LV int., X1.1 (Cox, n)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
fossil forms cosmop., Rec., trop. only
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
M.Trias.(Ladin.)
Beginning International Stage:
Ladinian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
241.46
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Small to medium-sized, subequivalve or with RV usually more convex, attachment area small to moderately large, cardinal area small, resilium pit acutely