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Platyostoma humilis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Holopea humilis was named by Clarke and Swartz (1913). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Platyostoma humilis by Peel (1977), Wagner (2023) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Holopea humilis Clarke and Swartz
1977Platyostoma humilis Peel p. 31 figs. pl. 3 f. 5
2023Platyostoma humilis Wagner p. 676

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPlatyostoma
specieshumilis()

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.

Platyostoma humilis Clarke and Swartz 1913
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorsuperf
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: passively mobilef
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: coprophagef
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-15 08:04:13
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:16:03
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984
Collections
No collection or age range data are available