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Platyceras terminalis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Capulus terminalis was named by Whidborne (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lummaton Quarries, West of St. Mary Church, Lummaton Parrish, Torquay, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Torquay Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Platyceras terminalis by Amler and Heidelberger (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. naticopsis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Capulus terminalis Whidborne p. 30
1891Capulus terminalis Whidborne p. 211 figs. pl. 20 f. 16-16a
1892Capulus terminalis Whidborne p. 46 figs. pl. 5 f. 17,17a.
1896Capulus terminalis Whidborne p. 373
2003Platyceras terminalis Amler and Heidelberger pp. 1191 - 1192 figs. f.15B-C

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

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.

†Platyceras terminalis Whidborne 1889
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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, Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 387.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Capulus terminalis (129878)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7United Kingdom (England) Platyceras terminalis (38143)