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Platyostoma unisulcata

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria unisulcata was named by Conrad (1842).

It was recombined as Platystoma unisulcata by Oliver (1952); it was recombined as Platyostoma unisulcata by Hall (1879) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Pleurotomaria unisulcata Conrad p. 271 figs. pl. 16 f. 9
1862Pleurotomaria unisulcata Hall pp. 43 - 44
1879Platyostoma unisulcata Hall pp. 26 - 27 figs. pl. 9 f. 25-26
1952Platystoma unisulcata Oliver
2023Platyostoma unisulcata Wagner p. 5944

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPlatyostoma
speciesunisulcata()

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.

Platyostoma unisulcata Conrad 1842
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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: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Platystoma unisulcata (9540)