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Platyostoma naticoides

Gastropoda - Euomphalina - Platyceratidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras naticoides was named by Etheridge (1878). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Platyostoma naticoides by Peel (1979), Rohr et al. (1981), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1878Platyceras naticoides Etheridge
1878Platyceras naticoides Etheridge, Jr. pp. 603 - 604 figs. pl. 27 f. 4 (not f. 4a)
1979Platyostoma naticoides Peel p. 66 figs. f. 4 c, e-g
1981Platyostoma naticoides Rohr et al. p. 337
2023Platyostoma naticoides Wagner p. 4395

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassEogastropoda
orderEuomphalina
superfamilyPlatyceratoidea()
familyPlatyceratidae
genusPlatyostoma
speciesnaticoides(Etheridge 1878)

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 naticoides Etheridge, Jr. 1878
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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, Knight et al. 1960, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Emsian or 410.80000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Austria Platyostoma naticoides (154582)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3France Platyceras naticoides (154581)