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Platystrophia elegantula

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Taxonomy
Platystrophia elegantula was named by McEwan (1919).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. equiconvexa, P. evari, P. hermitagensis, P. lesperancei, P. major, P. rava, P. sublimis, P. uxoris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Platystrophia elegantula McEwan pp. 410 - 411 figs. pl. 43, figs. 44-47
1979Platystrophia elegantula Alberstadt pp. B10 - B11 figs. Plate 5, figures 54-65, 70, 71; plate 7, figure 39

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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
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlatystrophiidaeSchuchert 1929
genusPlatystrophia
specieselegantulaMcEwan 1919

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.

†Platystrophia elegantula McEwan 1919
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 09:55:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:28:02
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Chatfieldian to the top of the Edenian or 453.80000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Platystrophia elegantula (32547 32552 32553 32554 32557 32558)
Franklinian - Edenian457.3 - 450.2USA (Tennessee) Platystrophia elegantula (5370)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Platystrophia elegantula (5357 5369)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Platystrophia elegantula (34561 34563 99334)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) Platystrophia elegantula (26267)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Platystrophia elegantula (26293)