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Platyceras columbinus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Capulus columbinus was named by Whidborne (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lummaton Quarries, West of St. Mary Church, Lummaton Parrish, Torquay, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Torquay Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Platyceras columbinus by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Capulus columbinus Whidborne p. 30
2023Platyceras columbinus Wagner p. 2544

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

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 columbinus Whidborne 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitef
Composition 2: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Ontogeny: accretionsuperf
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Epibiont: yesg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: parasiteg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 18:30:08
Modified: 2009-06-06 09:13:53
Source: g = genus, f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: base of the Silurian to the top of the Givetian or 443.80000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) Platyceras columbinus (229257)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Capulus columbinus (129878 130270)