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Platyceramus cycloides

Bivalvia - Myalinida - Inoceramidae

Taxonomy
Inoceramus cycloides was named by Wegner (1905). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Platyceramus cycloides by Rehfeld and Ernst (1998).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Inoceramus rhomboides, P. artigesi, P. ezoensis, P. mantelli, P. rhomboides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1905Inoceramus cycloides Wegner
1998Platyceramus cycloides Rehfeld and Ernst

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classBivalvia
—Eubivalvia
subclassAutobranchia(Groblen 1894)
RankNameAuthor
infraclassPteriomorphia(Beurlen 1944)
—OstreomorphiFerussac 1822
—OstreioniFerussac 1822
—MyalinataPaul 1939
orderMyalinidaPaul 1939
superfamilyInoceramoideaGiebel 1852
familyInoceramidaeGiebel 1852
genusPlatyceramusHeinz 1932
speciescycloides(Wegner 1905)

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.

†Platyceramus cycloides Wegner 1905
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesubc
Life habit: epifaunalsubc
Diet: suspension feedersubc
Vision: blindc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:25:20
Modified: 2005-01-28 04:25:20
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Eaton 1871, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 89.80000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.5 - 89.3Peru Platyceramus cycloides (62012)
Coniacian89.8 - 86.3Peru Platyceramus cycloides (62015 62016)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6USA (New Mexico) Inoceramus cycloides (82271 87850)
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Peru Platyceramus cycloides (62021)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Texas) Platyceramus cycloides (99934)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Spain Platyceramus cycloides (74425 74460 74463 74467 74469)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (Colorado) Platyceramus cycloides (74325)
Early/Lower Santonian85.8 - 83.5Spain (Catalunia) Platyceramus cycloides (162692)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Jamaica Platyceramus cycloides (99826)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Austria Inoceramus cycloides (114268)
Late/Upper Santonian85.8 - 83.5Spain Platyceramus cycloides (90759)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5USA (New Mexico) Inoceramus cycloides (87849)
Middle Santonian85.8 - 83.5Spain (Catalunia) Platyceramus cycloides (162693)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1Turkey Platyceramus cycloides (130884)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6France (Landes) Platyceramus cycloides (214019)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Colorado) Platyceramus cycloides (5607)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Spain Platyceramus cycloides (3771 3772)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Spain Platyceramus cycloides (1331)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Austria Platyceramus cycloides (1379)