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Platyceras bucculentum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras bucculentum was named by Hall (1862). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. naticopsis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Platyceras bucculentum Hall
1879Platyceras bucculentum Hall figs. pl. 3 f. 26-29
2002Platyceras bucculentum Baumiller pp. 136 - 137 figs. Fig. 3a-c
2023Platyceras bucculentum Wagner p. 648

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

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.

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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, Aberhan et al. 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Ohio) Platyceras bucculentum (129948)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Indiana) Platyceras bucculentum (11101)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Platyceras bucculentum (38475)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Ohio) Platyceras bucculentum (38455 38457 38458 38459)