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Plagiostoma hoperi ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)9272462https://www.gbif.org/species/9272462
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)353302https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=353302
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Plagiostoma hoperi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Pectinida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Plagiostoma hoperi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classBivalviaLinnaeus 1758
-EubivalviaCarter 2011
subclassAutobranchia
infraclassPteriomorphia
-OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
-OstreioniFerussac 1822
-OstreataFerussac 1822
superorderOstreiformiiFerussac 1822
orderPectinida
suborderAnomiidinaGray 1854
-Limoidei
superfamilyLimoidea
familyLimidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPlagiostomaSowerby 1814
speciesPlagiostoma hoperiMantell 1822
Generic NamePlagiostoma
Scientific NamePlagiostoma hoperi Mantell, 1822
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Plagiostoma hoperispeciesbelongs to Plagiostomastated with evidenceMantell, 1822
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance93.9 - 89.8 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance66.0 - 61.6 Ma
Paleocene
Environmentmarine (based on Pectinida)
Motilitystationary, attached (based on Limidae)
Visionblind (based on Bivalvia)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Limidae)
Taphonomyaragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Limidae)
Primary Reference (PBDB)N. Malchus, V. Dhondt, and K.-A. Tröger. 1994. Upper Cretaceous bivalves from the Glauconie de Lonzee near Gembloux (SE Belgium). Sciences de la Terre 64:109-149

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Lima hoperi Mantell, 1822GBIFspeciesAnimalia : Mollusca : Bivalvia : Limida : Limidae : Plagiostoma : Lima hoperi

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1822Lima (Plagiostoma) hoperi Mantell
1822Plagiostoma hoperi Mantell

References

Malchus N., Dhondt V., et al (1994) Upper Cretaceous bivalves from the Glauconie de Lonzee near Gembloux (SE Belgium), Sciences de la Terre 64, 109-149
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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