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Spinyplatyceras paxiller

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras paxiller was named by Clarke (1908). It is not extant. Its type locality is Grand Grève, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Grande Greve Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Spinyplatyceras paxiller by Blodgett and Frýda (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Platyceras paxiller Clarke p. 146 figs. pl. 14 f. 13-14
1999Spinyplatyceras paxiller Blodgett and Frýda p. 305
2023Spinyplatyceras paxiller Wagner p. 4707

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

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.

Spinyplatyceras paxiller Clarke 1908
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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: Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Canada (Quebec) Platyceras paxiller (157354)