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Spinyplatyceras bartlettense

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras bartlettense was named by Yochelson and Kopf (1956) [Platyceras bartlettense Yochelson & Kopf 1956]. Its type specimen is USNM 125693, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Arkona, West William Township, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Arkona Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Platyceras (Platyceras) barlettense by Tyler (1965); it was recombined as Spinyplatyceras barlettense by Blodgett and Frýda (1999); it was recombined as Spinyplatyceras bartlettense by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Platyceras bartlettense Yochelson and Kopf pp. 1171 - 1172 figs. pl. 125 f. 1-6
1965Platyceras (Platyceras) barlettense Tyler p. 344 figs. pl. 47 f. 4, 13-15
1999Spinyplatyceras barlettense Blodgett and Frýda p. 304
2023Spinyplatyceras bartlettense Wagner p. 647

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

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.

†Spinyplatyceras bartlettense Yochelson and Kopf 1956
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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

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Platyceras bartlettense (85062)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Canada (Ontario) Platyceras bartlettense (type locality: 64655 64664)