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Platyostoma desmatum

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Diaphorostoma desmatum was named by Clarke (1904). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Platyostoma desmatum by Linsley (1994) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Diaphorostoma desmatum Clarke figs. pl. 3 f. 13-18
1908Diaphorostoma desmatum Clarke p. 149 figs. pl. 15 f. 17-18, 20-21
1913Diaphorostoma desmatum Clarke p. 175
1994Platyostoma desmatum Linsley p. 88
2023Platyostoma desmatum Wagner p. 4597

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

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 desmatum Clarke 1904
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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, Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6USA (New York) Diaphorostoma desmatum (160377)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6USA (Pennsylvania) Diaphorostoma desmatum (231623)