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Biplatyconcha

Strophomenata - Productida - Strophalosiidae

Taxonomy
Biplatyconcha was named by Waterhouse (1983) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sepkoski's reference number: 881]. Its type is Platyconcha grandis.

It was assigned to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002); to Strophalosiidae by Shen et al. (2003); and to Strophalosiinae by Williams et al. (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Platyconcha Waterhouse p. 8
1983Biplatyconcha Waterhouse p. 125
1988Megalosia Waterhouse p. 41
2000Megalosia Williams et al. p. 569
2002Biplatyconcha Sepkoski
2002Megalosia Sepkoski
2002Platyconcha Sepkoski
2003Biplatyconcha Shen et al. p. 69
2007Biplatyconcha Williams et al. p. 2663

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderProductidaSarycheva and Sokolskaya 1959
suborderStrophalosiidina
superfamilyStrophalosioidea()
familyStrophalosiidae
subfamilyStrophalosiinae
genusBiplatyconcha

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.

G. †Biplatyconcha Waterhouse 1983
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Biplatyconcha grandis Waterhouse 1975
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Invalid names: Megalosia chuluensis Waterhouse 1988 [synonym], Wyndhamia circularis Zhang 1976 [synonym]
Invalid names: Megalosia Waterhouse 1988 [objective synonym], Platyconcha Waterhouse 1975 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:08:57
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Williams et al. 2000, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 264.28000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (40 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51China (Xizang) Wyndhamia circularis (110083)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Xizang) B. grandis (42454 60585 60587 60588 60590) Wyndhamia circularis (94992 121585 121587 121590 121597 121600)
Lopingian259.51 - 251.902China (Xizang) B. grandis (192076 192078 192079)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Xizang) B. grandis (60592 60593 60594) Wyndhamia circularis (110495 121589)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Nepal B. grandis (62441 62444 62445 62447 62448 62453 120387) Megalosia chuluensis (89371) Platyconcha grandis (43187 43190 43197 43220 43222 43223 43226 43230 43234 43236 43237 43238)