Platystrophia profundosulcata Meek 1873 (lamp shell)

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Alternative combination: Platystrophia laticosta profundosulcata

Full reference: F. B. Meek. 1873. Descriptions of the invertebrate fossils of the Silurian and Devonian systems. Geological Survey of Ohio 1(2):1-243

Belongs to Platystrophia according to A. F. Foerste 1910

Sister taxa: Orthis (Platystrophia) cypha, Orthis (Platystrophia) laticosta, Platystrophia acutilirata, Platystrophia amoena, Platystrophia anomala, Platystrophia baltica, Platystrophia biforatus, Platystrophia caelata, Platystrophia chama, Platystrophia clarksvillensis, Platystrophia colbiensis, Platystrophia costata, Platystrophia costatus, Platystrophia crassa, Platystrophia crassoplicata, Platystrophia cypha, Platystrophia dentata, Platystrophia elegantula, Platystrophia extensa, Platystrophia hongueda, Platystrophia humilis, Platystrophia inferaplica, Platystrophia jaaniensis, Platystrophia laticosta, Platystrophia lutkevichi, Platystrophia orbiculata, Platystrophia pogrebovi, Platystrophia ponderosa, Platystrophia putilovensis, Platystrophia quadriplicata, Platystrophia saxbyensis, Platystrophia scotica, Platystrophia tenuicosta, Platystrophia tenuicostata, Platystrophia tramorensis, Platystrophia trentonensis

Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Platystrophia profundosulcata in the database

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