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Playfordia australis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Luciellidae

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Playfordia australis Cook et al. p. 190 figs. f. 4r-w
2023Playfordia australis Wagner p. 4730

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyLuciellidae
genusPlayfordia
speciesaustralis

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.

Playfordia australis Cook et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitesuperf
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: slow-movingsuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: detritivoresuperf
Vision: limitedsuperf
Created: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:12:40
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
References: Wagner 2023, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Playfordia australis (39006 39007)