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Platyceras eberti

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras (Strophostylus) eberti was named by Holzapfel (1895) [Platyceras (Strophostylus) Eberti Holzapfel 1895]. It is a 3D body fossil.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Platyceras (Strophostylus) eberti Holzapfel pp. 180 - 181 figs. pl. 11 f. 4, 7
2023Platyceras eberti Wagner p. 4719

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

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 eberti Holzapfel 1895
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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: Knight et al. 1960, Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available