Bivalvia - Pectinida - Plicatulidae

Alternative combinations: Plicatula plicata, Spondylus plicatus

Belongs to Plicatula (Plicatula) according to Higo et al. 1999

Sister taxa: Plicatula (Plicatula) ostreiformis, Plicatula (Plicatula) penicillata, Plicatula (Plicatula) spondylopsis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder