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Platycolpus depressus

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Platycolpus depressus was named by Rasetti (1944). Its type specimen is Laval Univ. 1156a, a cephalon/head (cranidium), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Platycolpus depressus Rasetti p. 251 figs. Plate 39, fig. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyTurritellinaeLovén 1847
genusPlatycolpus(Donald 1900)
speciesdepressus

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.

Platycolpus depressus Rasetti 1944
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Trempealeauan or 492.50000 to 485.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Trempealeauan492.5 - 485.4Canada (Quebec) Platycolpus depressus (224146)