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Platyceras gracilis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Pileopsis gracilis was named by Sandberger (1842). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Capulus gracilis by Sandberger and Sandberger (1855); it was recombined as Platyceras gracilis by Heidelberger (2001) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pileopsis gracilis Sandberger p. 399
1855Capulus gracilis Sandberger and Sandberger p. 236 figs. pl. 26 f. 17
2001Platyceras gracilis Heidelberger pp. 208 - 209 figs. pl. 21 f. 10
2023Platyceras gracilis Wagner p. 4683

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

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 gracilis Sandberger 1842
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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: Knight et al. 1960, Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Hessen) Platyceras gracilis (38353)