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Spinyplatyceras dumosum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras dumosum was named by Conrad (1840). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Spinyplatyceras dumosum by Blodgett and Frýda (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Platyceras dumosum Conrad p. 205
1862Platyceras dumosum Hall p. 37
1873Platyceras dumosum Meek figs. pl. 20 f. 2a-b
1879Platyceras dumosum Hall figs. pl. 5 f. 5-6, 11, 15
1999Spinyplatyceras dumosum Blodgett and Frýda p. 305 figs. f. 11b-c
2023Spinyplatyceras dumosum Wagner p. S0654

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

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 dumosum Conrad 1840
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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: Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Platyceras dumosum (77056)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Platyceras dumosum (3845 213759)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Ohio) Platyceras dumosum (129948 130157 130268)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Platyceras dumosum (89669)