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Platypilina tardissima

Tergomya - Scenellidae

Taxonomy
Scenella tardissima was named by Perner (1903) [Scenella? tardissima Barrande in Perner 1903]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Area between the villages of Měňany and Koněprusy, which is in a Pragian marine horizon in the Praha Formation of Czechia. It is the type species of Platypilina.

It was recombined as Platypilina tardissima by Horný (1961), Horný (1963), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Scenella tardissima Perner p. 53
1961Platypilina tardissima Horný p. 300
1963Platypilina tardissima Horný pp. 19 - 20 figs. pl. 5 f. 1-2
2023Platypilina tardissima Wagner p. 2451

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classTergomya
superfamilyScenelloideaMiller 1889
familyScenellidae
genusPlatypilina
speciestardissima()

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.

Platypilina tardissima Perner 1903
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 1.0 to < 10f
Adult width: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Adult height: 0.1 to < 1.0f
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: blindf
Created: 2009-04-21 09:42:07
Modified: 2010-05-17 04:17:31
Source: f = family
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Pragian or 413.02000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Bohemia) Scenella tardissima (type locality: 104794)