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Rhabdocantha

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Rhabdocantha was named by Fletcher (1958). Its type is Pileopsis alta.

It was assigned to Platyceratidae by Fletcher (1958), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Rhabdocantha Fletcher pp. 120 – 122
2023Rhabdocantha Wagner p. G1652

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

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.

G. †Rhabdocantha Fletcher 1958
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Rhabdocantha alta Dana 1849
Rhabdocantha cornucapella Etheridge 1898
Rhabdocantha intermedia Fletcher 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height313.95.0024.022.310.5
shell diameter35.80--5.80-

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: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Roadian or 293.52000 to 268.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (Tasmania) R. intermedia (105484)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Australia (New South Wales) Pileopsis alta (119250)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8New Zealand (Southland) R. sp. (41781)