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Platyceras sigmoidale

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Acroculia sigmoidalis was named by Phillips (1841). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Platyostoma sigmoidale by Whidborne (1891); it was recombined as Platyceras sigmoidale by Knight (1941) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Acroculia sigmoidalis Phillips p. 94 figs. pl. 36 f. 170
1891Platyostoma sigmoidale Whidborne pp. 198 - 199 figs. pl. 29 f. 9, 10-10a
1941Platyceras sigmoidale Knight p. 31
2023Platyceras sigmoidale Wagner p. 2521

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

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.

Platyceras sigmoidale Phillips 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available