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Platyzona nitella

Gastropoda - Goniasmatidae

Taxonomy
Platyzona nitella was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127641, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Matan M40, Heshan, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Platyzona nitella Pan and Erwin p. 17 figs. 9.1-9.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyOrthonematoideaNützel and Bandel 2000
familyGoniasmatidae()
genusPlatyzona
speciesnitella

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.

†Platyzona nitella Pan and Erwin 2002
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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: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guangxi) Platyzona nitella (type locality: 56895)