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Platyschisma barrisi

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Straparollus barrisi was named by Winchell (1863). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Platyschisma barrisi by Weller (1900), Yochelson and Saunders (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Straparollus barrisi Winchell p. 20
1889Straparollus barrisi Keyes p. 295
1890Straparollus barrisi Keyes p. 195 figs. 5a-c
1900Platyschisma barrisi Weller p. 110 figs. pl. 6 f. 15-16
1967Platyschisma barrisi Yochelson and Saunders figs. 179 - 180

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPlatyschisma
speciesbarrisi()

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.

Platyschisma barrisi Winchell 1863
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorsuperf
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: passively mobilef
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: coprophagef
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-15 08:04:13
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:16:03
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Iowa) Platyschisma barrisi (146537)