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Platyceras rarispinum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras dumosum rarispinum was named by Hall (1859) [Platyceras dumosum var. rarispinum Hall 1860b]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Platyceras rarispinum by Oliver (1952).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Platyceras dumosum rarispinum Hall
1952Platyceras rarispinum Oliver

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

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.

Platyceras rarispinum Hall 1859
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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: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.30000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Platyceras rarispinum (9540 9541 9553 9614 9617)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Platyceras rarispinum (38475)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Ohio) Platyceras rarispinum (38455 38457 38458 38459)