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Platyoptera extenta

Gastropoda - Strombidae

Taxonomy
Rostellaria extenta was named by Conrad (1854).

It was recombined as Platyoptera extenta by Harris and Palmer (1947).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Rostellaria extenta Conrad p. 289
1947Platyoptera extenta Harris and Palmer p. 314

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyStromboidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyStrombidaeRafinesque 1815
genusPlatyopteraWailes 1854
speciesextenta()

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.

Platyoptera extenta Conrad 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:58:30
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:58:30
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Priabonian or 41.03000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Platyoptera extenta (98386)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Louisiana) Platyoptera extenta (90305 90449 92303 205501)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Mississippi) Platyoptera extenta (90471 91892 164232)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9USA (Louisiana) Platyoptera extenta (92358)