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Platyostoma delicata

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Ostlerina delicata was named by Talent and Philip (1956). Its type locality is Old Toongabbie Marble Quarry, Upper Quarry, Marble Creek, which is in a Siegen carbonate limestone in the Toongabble Limestone Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Ostlerina.

It was recombined as Platyostoma delicata by Knight et al. (1960) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Ostlerina delicata Talent and Philip pp. 59 - 60 figs. pl. 6 f. 1-4; txt. f. 2-3
1960Platyostoma delicata Knight et al. p. 240
2023Platyostoma delicata Wagner p. 4673

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

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 delicata Talent and Philip 1956
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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: Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Siegen or 412.30000 to 409.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Siegen412.3 - 409.1Australia (Victoria) Ostlerina delicata (type locality: 56698 56699)