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Platymena

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Glyptomenidae

Taxonomy
Platymena was named by Cooper (1956). Its type is Platymena plana.

It was assigned to Glyptomeninae by Mitchell (1977), Williams et al. (2000); and to Strophomenida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. amara, P. bellatula, P. plana (type species), P. tersa
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. multabilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Platymena Cooper
1977Platymena Mitchell
2000Platymena Williams et al. p. 255
2002Platymena 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
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyGlyptomenidaeWilliams 1965
subfamilyGlyptomeninaeWilliams 1965
genusPlatymenaCooper 1956

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. †Platymena Cooper 1956
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†Platymena amara Andreeva 1955
†Platymena bellatula Cooper 1956
†Platymena plana Cooper 1956
†Platymena tersa Popov and Cocks 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:13:23
Modified: 2009-04-13 11:03:33
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Uhaku to the top of the Hirnantian or 459.70000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chazyan471.3 - 457.3USA (Tennessee) P. plana (164884 186138)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) P. amara (9222 9228) Rafinesquina amara (206302)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) P. amara (204644 204664)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) P. amara (204692)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) P. amara (9295 9299)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) P. sp. (9304)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) P. amara (9229)
Uhaku - Kukruse459.7 - 456.8Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) P. amara (204668)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (Guizhou) P. multabilis (186302)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) P. bellatula (23895 203295 203296)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Kazakhstan P. tersa (185960 185961 185962)
Eastonian - Onnian452.3 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) P. sp. (2661)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) P. sp. (89260)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (England) P. sp. (3679)