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Platyceras (Tubomphalus)

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Tubomphalus was named by Perner (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: S u D Sieg Sepkoski's reference number: 362]. It is not extant. Its type is Tubomphalus crenistria.

It was reranked as Platyceras (Tubomphalus) by Knight et al. (1960).

It was assigned to Platyceras by Knight et al. (1960); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Tubomphalus crenistria (type species), Tubomphalus elatus, Tubomphalus emergens, Tubomphalus inflatus
Species lacking formal opinion data
Platyceras naticopsis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Tubomphalus Perner
1960Platyceras (Tubomphalus) Knight et al. p. 240
2002Tubomphalus Sepkoski

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

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.

Subg. †Platyceras (Tubomphalus) Perner 1903
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†Tubomphalus crenistria Perner 1903
†Tubomphalus elatus Perner 1903
†Tubomphalus emergens Perner 1903
†Tubomphalus inflatus Perner 1907
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: Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gorstian to the top of the Pragian or 426.70000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czech Republic (Bohemia) Tubomphalus inflatus (106307)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czech Republic (Bohemia) Pycnomphalus elatus, Pycnomphalus emergens, Tubomphalus crenistria (104794)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czech Republic (Prague) Tubomphalus sp. (76471)