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Platyacra sinistrorsa

Gastropoda - Cirridae

Taxonomy
Trochus sinistrorsus was named by Deshayes (1855).

It was recombined as Platyacra sinistrorsus by Meier and Meiers (1988); it was recombined as Platyacra sinistrorsa by Monari et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Trochus sinistrorsus Deshayes
1988Platyacra sinistrorsus Meier and Meiers p. 29 figs. Pl 4, figs 10a,b
2011Platyacra sinistrorsa Monari et al. p. 378 fig. 17D,E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyCirroidea
familyCirridaeCossmann 1916
subfamilyPlatyacrinae(Wenz 1938)
genusPlatyacra
speciessinistrorsa(Deshayes 1855)

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.

Platyacra sinistrorsa Deshayes 1855
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height222.816.132.424.211.5

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Angulata or 201.30000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Angulata201.3 - 196.5Luxembourg Platyacra sinistrorsus (149756)
Angulata201.3 - 196.5France (Lorraine) Trochus sinistrorsus (53947)