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Platyacra

Gastropoda - Cirridae

Taxonomy
Platyacra is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Platyacridae.

It was assigned to Platyacridae by Wenz (1938); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platyacrinae by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Platyacra Wenz p. 133
2002Platyacra Sepkoski
2005Platyacra Bouchet et al. pp. 133, 244

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyCirroidea
familyCirridaeCossmann 1916
subfamilyPlatyacrinae(Wenz 1938)
genusPlatyacra

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.

G. †Platyacra
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Platyacra sinistrorsa Deshayes 1855
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height222.816.132.424.211.5

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesupero
Life habit: epifaunalsupero
Diet: grazersupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:55:39
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:55:39
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Middle Oxfordian or 205.70000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Peru P. sp. (68096)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5Luxembourg P. sinistrorsus (149756)
Angulata201.4 - 199.5France (Lorraine) Trochus sinistrorsus (53947)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.4 - 192.9Germany P. sp. (236987)
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8France Asperilla stellata (11085)