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Platyceras sagum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras sagum was named by Mazaev (2019). Its type specimen is PIN 5538/10-22, a shell, and it is a mold. Its type locality is Shakhtau open pit, sample 10, which is in a Sakmarian reef, buildup or bioherm reef rocks in the Shakhtau Reef Formation of the Russian Federation.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Platyceras sagum Mazaev p. 1319 fig. 64

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPlatyceras
speciessagum

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Platyceras sagum Mazaev 2019
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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: Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Sakmarian or 293.52000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Platyceras sagum (type locality: 220898)