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Orthonychia enorme

Gastropoda - Cyrtoneritida - Orthonychiidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras enorme was named by Lindström (1884). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Orthonychia enorme by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Platyceras cyathinum Lindström
1884Platyceras enorme Lindström p. 69 figs. pl. 2 f. 59-72
1971Platyceras cyathinium Manten
2023Orthonychia enorme Wagner p. 3955

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCyrtoneritida()
familyOrthonychiidae
genusOrthonychia
speciesenorme()

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.

Orthonychia enorme Lindström 1884
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Invalid names: Platyceras cyathinum Lindström 1884 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"g
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-04 11:04:31
Modified: 2010-02-04 13:04:31
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Ohern and Maynard 1913, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Telychian to the top of the Ludfordian or 438.60000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Norway (Oslo) Platyceras enorme (49985)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Sweden (Gotland) Platyceras cyathinium (13598) Platyceras enorme (13597)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Platyceras enorme (13533 155712)