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Ptygmactrum extensum

Athyridida - Petasmatheridae

Taxonomy
Ptygmactrum extensum was named by Cooper and Grant (1976). Its type specimen is USNM 148321b, a shell (Articulated shell), and it is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Ptygmactrum.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Ptygmactrum extensum Cooper and Grant p. 1942 figs. Pl 505, figs 31-58; pl 520, figs 40-44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumAnnelidaLamarck 1809
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
RankNameAuthor
suborderRetziidinaBoucot et al. 1964
PleistoannelidaStruck 2011
subclassSedentariaLamarck 1818
superfamilyWellerelloideaLicharew 1956
familyPetasmatheridaeCooper and Grant 1976
genusPtygmactrum
speciesextensum

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.

Ptygmactrum extensum Cooper and Grant 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height32.031.802.202.100.208

Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:56
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:56
Source: subo = suborder
Reference: Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Roadian or 283.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4USA (Texas) Ptygmactrum extensum (43517)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9USA (Texas) Ptygmactrum extensum (43518 101783)