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Platystrophia crassa

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Taxonomy
Platystrophia crassa was named by James (1874).

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
1874Platystrophia crassa James

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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
speciescrassaJames 1874

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 crassa James 1874
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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: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Tennessee) Platystrophia crassa (5373)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Platystrophia crassa (32547 32552 32553 32554 32557 32558)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Kentucky) Platystrophia crassa (77721 77724)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Ohio) Platystrophia crassa (77763 77892 78824)
Trentonian457.3 - 449.6USA (California) Platystrophia crassa (219389)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (Ohio) Platystrophia crassa (64421)