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Platystrophia clarksvillensis

Rhynchonellata - Orthida - Platystrophiidae

Taxonomy
Platystrophia clarksvillensis was named by Foerste (1910).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. equiconvexa, P. evari, P. hermitagensis, P. lesperancei, P. major, P. rava, P. sublimis, P. uxoris

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Platystrophia clarksvillensis Foerste
1926Platystrophia clarkesvillensis Hussey

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderOrthidaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
suborderOrthidinaSchuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamilyPlectorthoideaSchuchert and Le Vene 1929
familyPlatystrophiidaeSchuchert 1929
genusPlatystrophia
speciesclarksvillensisFoerste 1910

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryg
Attached: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-13 09:55:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 15:28:02
Source: g = genus, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Richmondian or 449.50000 to 445.50000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Indiana) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (75165 77497 77759 78151 78152 78388 78509)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Kentucky) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (76122 76126 76221)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Ohio) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (77504 77540 77970 78117 78227 78229 78295 78298 78360 78726 78728 78806 78887)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (173013 173088 173117 173130 173136 173179 173189 173237 173240)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Indiana) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (72437 72441 72450 72454 77718 77966 78896)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (173239)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (173244 173245)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Platystrophia clarkesvillensis (26316) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (26312 26313 26314)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Ohio) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (72623 72810 72873 72874 75112 75114)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Ohio) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (27501)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Kentucky) Platystrophia clarkesvillensis (24034) Platystrophia clarksvillensis (37832)