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Platyostoma triangularis

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyostoma triangularis was named by Talent and Philip (1956). It is not extant. Its type locality is Old Toongabbie Marble Quarry, Lower Quarry, Marble Creek, which is in a Siegen carbonate limestone in the Toongabble Limestone Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Platyostoma triangularis Talent and Philip p. 64 figs. pl. 6 f. 5-6
2023Platyostoma triangularis Wagner p. 4723

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

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 triangularis Talent and Philip 1956
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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: Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960, Batten 1984

Age range: Siegen or 412.30000 to 409.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Siegen412.3 - 409.1Australia (Victoria) Platyostoma triangularis (type locality: 56699)