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Plocostoma neumayri

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria (Plocostoma) neumayri was named by Gemmellaro (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone, calcare grossolano, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Pleurotomaria (Plocostoma).

It was recombined as Plocostoma neumayri by Knight (1937), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Pleurotomaria (Plocostoma) neumayri Gemmellaro p. 170 figs. Pl 15, figs 21,22; pl 18, fig 16; pl 19, fig 26
1937Plocostoma neumayri Knight p. 710
2023Plocostoma neumayri Wagner p. S7375

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
subtribeGlabrocingulides
genusPlocostoma()
speciesneumayri()

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.

Plocostoma neumayri Gemmellaro 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height316.012.020.017.04.04

Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:49
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Pleurotomaria neumayri (type locality: 108672)