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Platymena amara

Strophomenata - Strophomenida - Glyptomenidae

Taxonomy
Rafinesquina amara was named by Andreeva (1955).

It was recombined as Platymena amara by Kanygin (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. multabilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Rafinesquina amara Andreeva p. 75 figs. pl. 13 f. 17-19
1982Platymena amara Kanygin p. 86 figs. pl. 13 f. 3-8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classStrophomenataWilliams et al 1996
orderStrophomenidaOpik 1934
superfamilyStrophomenoideaKing 1846
familyGlyptomenidaeWilliams 1965
subfamilyGlyptomeninaeWilliams 1965
genusPlatymenaCooper 1956
speciesamara(Andreeva 1955)

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.

†Platymena amara Andreeva 1955
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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 Early/Lower Llandeilo or 459.70000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Platymena amara (204644 204664)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Platymena amara (9222 9228) Rafinesquina amara (206302)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Platymena amara (204692)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Platymena amara (9295 9299)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Platymena amara (9229)
Uhaku - Kukruse459.7 - 456.8Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Platymena amara (204668)