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Platyconcha dunlopiana

Gastropoda - Palaeostylidae

Taxonomy
Platyconcha dunlopiana was named by Longstaff (1933) [= Loxonema brevis Dunlop 1915 pl. 23 f. 7–8 non M’Coy 1844 p. 30 pl. 3 f. 2]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Craigenglen, which is in a Visean terrestrial limestone in the Lawmuir Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Platyconcha.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Platyconcha dunlopiana Longstaff p. 541 figs. pl. 3 f. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilySoleniscoidea
familyPalaeostylidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyPlatyconchinaeBandel 2002
genusPlatyconcha
speciesdunlopiana

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.

Platyconcha dunlopiana Longstaff 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Visean or 346.70000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Platyconcha dunlopiana (type locality: 97734)