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Tropidoleptus platys

Rhynchonellata - Tropidoleptidae

Taxonomy
Tropidoleptus platys was named by Cooper and Dutro (1982). Its type specimen is USNM 20110le, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Tropidoleptus platys Cooper and Dutro pp. 43 - 44 figs. pl. 4 f. 13-21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
RankNameAuthor
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
familyTropidoleptidaeSchuchert 1896
genusTropidoleptus
speciesplatys

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.

†Tropidoleptus platys Cooper and Dutro 1982
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. A. Cooper and J. T. Dutro 1982Gently convex, thin-bodied Tropidoleptus with anterior costation becoming obsolescent in the adult, especially on the dorsal valve.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryp
Attached: yesp
Life habit: low-level epifaunalp
Diet: suspension feederp
Vision: blindc
Created: 2010-02-15 04:48:06
Modified: 2010-02-15 06:48:06
Source: c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013
Collections
No collection or age range data are available