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Platyceras sigmoidale

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Acroculia sigmoidalis was named by Phillips (1841). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Platyostoma sigmoidale by Whidborne (1891); it was recombined as Platyceras sigmoidale by Knight (1941), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Acroculia sigmoidalis Phillips p. 94 figs. pl. 36 f. 170
1891Platyostoma sigmoidale Whidborne pp. 198 - 199 figs. pl. 29 f. 9, 10-10a
1941Platyceras sigmoidale Knight p. 31
2023Platyceras sigmoidale Wagner p. 2521

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

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 sigmoidale Phillips 1841
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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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Batten 1984, Kiessling 2004, Knight et al. 1960

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Platyostoma sigmoidale (129878)