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Plagiothyra tubericosta

Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Plagiothyridae

Taxonomy
Littorina purpura tubericosta was named by Sandberger and Sandberger (1854). Its type specimen is PA-S-DO-182, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Plagiothyra tubericosta by Heidelberger (2001), Heidelberger and Koch (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Littorina purpura tubericosta Sandberger and Sandberger p. 222 figs. pl. 15 f. 6-10
2001Plagiothyra tubericosta Heidelberger p. 183
2005Plagiothyra tubericosta Heidelberger and Koch pp. 38 - 39 figs. pl. 15 f. 6-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeritimorpha
orderCycloneritida()
orderNeritoina(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyNeritopsoidea
familyPlagiothyridae
genusPlagiothyra
speciestubericosta()

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.

Plagiothyra tubericosta Sandberger and Sandberger 1854
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Sauerland) Plagiothyra tubericosta (51967 56160)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Plagiothyra tubericosta (38358)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Hessen) Plagiothyra tubericosta (38353)