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Plicatus multifilaris

Gastropoda - Plicatusidae

Taxonomy
Plicatus multifilaris was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). It is not extant. Its type locality is Shizishan, ADL703, Luogu Lake, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Changhsing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plicatus multifilaris Pan and Erwin p. 38 figs. f. 18.12-13, 19.1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
familyPlicatusidae
genusPlicatus
speciesmultifilaris

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.

Plicatus multifilaris Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height10.680

Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:27:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:27:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Yunnan) Plicatus multifilaris (type locality: 56943)