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Platytoechia

Strophomenata - Billingsellida - Polytoechiidae

Taxonomy
Platytoechia is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Platytoechia boucoti.

It was assigned to Tritoechiinae by Neuman (1964); to Polytoechiidae by Williams et al. (2000); and to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. boucoti (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Platytoechia Neuman
2000Platytoechia Williams et al. p. 708
2002Platytoechia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderBillingsellida
suborderClitambonitidinaOpik 1934
superfamilyPolytoechioideaOpik 1934
familyPolytoechiidaeOpik 1934
genusPlatytoechia

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.

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Platytoechia boucoti Neuman 1964
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-09-21 12:54:52
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:54:52
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Bambach et al. 2007, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Rangerian or 471.30000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rangerian471.3 - 470.3USA (Maine) P. boucoti (115156 115157 115160 115161)