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Platyceras (Platyceras) parasiticum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Capulus parasiticus was named by Trautschold (1867). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality 039. Zamoskvorechye, research of metro, which is in a Myachkovian carbonate limestone in the Peski Formation of the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Platyceras (Platyceras) parasiticum by Mazaev (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. naticopsis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Capulus parasiticus Trautschold pp. 41 – 42 figs. pl. 5 f. 5a-b
1874Capulus parasiticus Trautschold pp. 313 – 314
1996Platyceras (Platyceras) parasiticum Mazaev pp. 93 – 95 figs. 4A-H, J-L; 5 A-T; 6 A-V; 7 D-F; 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPlatyceras
subgenusPlatycerasConrad 1840
speciesparasiticum()

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
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: parasiteg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:30:08
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:13:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984

Age range: base of the Myachkovian to the top of the Dorogomilovian or 308.90000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Russian Federation Platyceras parasiticum (121038)
Myachkovian308.9 - 307.0Russian Federation (Moscow) Capulus parasiticus, Platyceras parasiticum (155818) Platyceras parasiticum (155822)
Dorogomilovian304.8 - 303.7Russian Federation (Moscow) Platyceras parasiticum (155816)