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Platidia

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Platidiidae

Taxonomy
Platidia was named by Costa (1852) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sant-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 8,889]. It is extant. It is the type genus of Platidiinae, Platidiidae, Platidioidea.

It was assigned to Terebratulida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platidiinae by Williams et al. (2006), Bitner and Müller (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Platidia Costa
2002Platidia Sepkoski
2006Platidia Williams et al. p. 2225
2017Platidia Bitner and Müller p. 222

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratellidinaMuir-Wood 1955
superfamilyPlatidioideaThomson 1927
familyPlatidiidaeThomson 1927
subfamilyPlatidiinaeThomson 1927
genusPlatidiaCosta 1852

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. Platidia Costa 1852
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Platidia anomioides Scacchi and Philippi 1844
†Platidia blowi Cooper 1978
†Platidia marylandica Clark and Martin 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height41.421.001.701.550.311

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:13:40
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:13:40
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 72.20000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 66.0 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) P. suessi (67135)
Danian66.0 - 61.66Denmark P. sp. (2996 2997 2998 2999 3004)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (Maryland) P. marylandica (165994)
Thanetian59.24 - 56.0USA (New Jersey) P. cretacea (3113)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Cuba P. sp. (166251)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Ukraine P. sp. (186786)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Austria P. anomioides (133106 233270 233271 233272 233273 233275 233276 233277 233279 233282 233283 233290)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Germany P. sp. (233115 233116 233120)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Iran P. sp. (232984)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Iran P. anomioides (232985 232986)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Cuba P. sp. (164935 166254)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Czechia P. anomioides (152285 152286) P. sp. (233295)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Poland P. anomioides (51687 159682 159683 159689 159691 233128 233136)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Hungary P. anomioides (152570 152602 152605 152606 152607 152608 152609)
Badenian13.82 - 12.8Bulgaria P. anomioides (175794) P. sp. (70049)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Cuba P. sp. (166252)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu P. blowi (186825 186826 186828 186832)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Italy P. davidsoni, P. anomioides (49518)