| Source Data | |
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| Rank | species |
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula pulchra |
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| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Plicatulidae : Plicatula : Plicatula pulchra |
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| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted |
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Classification
(PBDB,GBIF) | |
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| Generic Name | Plicatula |
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| Scientific Name | Plicatula pulchra Imlay, 1940 |
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| Opinions (PBDB) | | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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| Plicatula pulchra | species | belongs to Plicatula | stated with evidence | Imlay, 1940 |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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| First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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| Last Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous |
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| Environment | marine (based on Pectinida) |
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| Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Plicatula) |
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| Vision | blind (based on Bivalvia) |
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| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Plicatula) |
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| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, aragonite (based on Pectinida) |
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| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. W. Imlay. 1940. Neocomian Faunas of Northern Mexico. Geological Society America Bulletin 51(1):117-190 |
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Plicatula pulchra ✝
