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Platyschisma depressum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyschisma depressum was named by Dana (1847). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wollongong Point, Illawarra (USNM coll), which is in a Wordian coastal siliciclastic in the Gerringong Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Platyschisma depressum Dana p. 151
1849Platyschisma depressum Dana p. 707 figs. Pl 10, fig 2

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

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.

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Diagnosis
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