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Plicarostrum

Rhynchonellata - Rhynchonellida - Cyclothyrididae

Taxonomy
Plicarostrum is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Rhynchonellida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cyclothyridinae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plicarostrum Sepkoski
2002Plicarostrum Williams et al. p. 1334

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderRhynchonellidaKuhn 1949
superfamilyHemithiridoideaRzhonsnitskaya 1956
familyCyclothyrididae()
subfamilyCyclothyridinae(Makridin 1955)
genusPlicarostrum

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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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height539.596.0017.59.002.63

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:12:25
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:12:25
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Valanginian to the top of the Early/Lower Barremian or 137.05000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Switzerland P. hauteriviense (153130)
Late/Upper Valanginian - Early/Lower Hauterivian137.05 - 125.77Switzerland P. hauteriviense, P. aubersonense (153122)
Early/Lower Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland P. aubersonense (153125 153126 153140) P. hauteriviense (153118 153119 153120 153121 153123 153132 153139) P. hauteriviense, P. aubersonense (153097 153133) P. sp. (153124)
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland P. hauteriviense (153102 153105)
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77Switzerland P. hauteriviense, P. aubersonense (153111)
Early/Lower Barremian125.77 - 121.4France P. aubersonense (153135)