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Platystrophia anomala

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Taxonomy
Platystrophia anomala was named by Hiller (1980) [? = Platystrophia biforata Scholtheim sensu Groom & Lake 1908 p. 573].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Platystrophia anomala Hiller p. 142 figs. 88 - 97
1984Platystrophia anomala Harper and Owen pp. 26 - 27 figs. pl. 2 f. 3, 6-10, 12-14, 16
2007Platystrophia anomala Zuykov and Harper p. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlatystrophiidaeSchuchert 1929
genusPlatystrophia
speciesanomalaHiller 1980

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Platystrophia anomala Hiller 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 09:55:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:28:02
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Marshbrookian to the top of the Rawtheyan or 455.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Marshbrookian - Actonian455.0 - 453.0Norway (Hadeland) Platystrophia anomala (2761 166927 166940 167370 167416)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) Platystrophia anomala (8290 8291)