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Platyschisma ovoidea

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria ovoidea was named by Phillips (1836). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Platyschisma ovoidea by de Koninck (1881).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1836Pleurotomaria ovoidea Phillips p. 228 figs. pl. 15 f. 27
1881Platyschisma ovoidea de Koninck p. 116 figs. pl. 10 f. 9-10; pl. 11 f. 2, 5-6

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

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.

†Platyschisma ovoidea Phillips 1836
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Ribbing: minorsuperf
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: passively mobilef
Epibiont: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: coprophagef
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-08-15 08:04:13
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:16:03
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984

Age range: Brigantian or 336.00000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Platyschisma ovoidea (67670)