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Platyceras compressus

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Pileopsis compressus was named by Goldfuss (1832). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Acroculia compressa by Römer (1843); it was corrected as Pileopsis compressa by Goldfuss (1844); it was recombined as Capulus compressus by de Verneuil and Barrande (1856), Clarke (1885) and Whidborne (1891); it was recombined as Platyceras compressus by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Pileopsis compressus Goldfuss p. 531
1843Acroculia compressa Römer p. 26 figs. pl. 12 f. 34
1844Pileopsis compressa Goldfuss p. 9 figs. pl. 167 f. 18
1856Capulus compressus de Verneuil and Barrande p. 1001 figs. pl. 29 f. 1
1885Capulus compressus Clarke pp. 361
1891Capulus compressus Whidborne pp. 208 - 209 figs. pl. 20 f. 9-11
2023Platyceras compressus Wagner p. 2668

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

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 compressus Goldfuss 1832
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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: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004, Batten 1984, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Famennian or 387.70000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Capulus compressus (129878)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany Acroculia compressa (156553)