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Platyceras niagarensis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Acroculia niagarensis was named by Hall (1852). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Platyceras niagarense by Gillette (1947); it was recombined as Platyceras niagarensis by Hall (1868), Twenhofel (1928), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. naticopsis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Acroculia niagarensis Hall p. 288 figs. pl. 60 f. 3
1868Platyceras niagarensis Hall p. 390
1928Platyceras niagarensis Twenhofel p. 254
1947Platyceras niagarense Gillette p. S1798
2023Platyceras niagarensis Wagner p. 3957

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

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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sheinwoodian to the top of the Carboniferous or 432.90000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Platyceras niagarense (75266)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (New York) Platyceras niagarense (82510 82511) Platyceras niagarensis (81807 82509)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (New York) Platyceras niagarense (81805 81813 81840 81873 81898 81906 81920 81922)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Wisconsin) Platyceras niagarensis (24944)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Indiana) Platyceras niagarense (6706)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9USA (Montana) Platyceras niagarense (12771)