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Platyteichum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Platyteichum was named by Campbell (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: P Sakm P Tatr Sepkoski's reference number: 797].

It was assigned to Eotomariides by Knight et al. (1960); to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Deseretospirides by Gordon and Yochelson (1987), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Platyteichum Campbell p. 237
1960Platyteichum Knight et al. p. 206
1987Platyteichum Gordon and Yochelson p. 56
2002Platyteichum Sepkoski
2023Platyteichum Wagner p. G0871

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
tribeDeseretospirides
genusPlatyteichum

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. †Platyteichum Campbell 1953
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Platyteichum coniforme Jack and Etheridge 1892
Platyteichum costatum Campbell 1953
Platyteichum loratum Waterhouse 1963
Platyteichum ornatum Waterhouse 1983
Platyteichum spirolaxum Waterhouse 1963
Platyteichum waterhousei Etheridge 1898
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height4019.27.0051.020.88.77
shell diameter4017.37.5049.817.58.38

Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Sakmarian to the top of the Changhsingian or 293.52000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (43 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Bhutan P. sp. (195024)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1India (Kashmir) Pleurotomaria brenensis (86536 86538)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Australia (Queensland) P. ornatum (39937)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3New Zealand P. spirolaxum (52697)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3New Zealand (Southland) P. spirolaxum (41793)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Australia (Western Australia) P. sp. nov. (107318)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3New Zealand (Southland) P. loratum (41776 52838)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Malaysia (Perak) Glabrocingulum brennensis (62131)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (Queensland) P. sp. (105128 105129)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Australia (Western Australia) P. sp. nov. (83635 107320)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28New Zealand (Southland) P. loratum (41780 41784 52835 120418 120419) P. loratum, P. waterhousei (41767)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51New Zealand (Southland) P. loratum (41777 41778 41779 41788 41789)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Australia (Queensland) P. coniforme (98098 103368 120329 120331 120335 120336 120339 120340 120350 120539 123235) P. costatum (97270) P. loratum (98101 120334) P. loratum, P. coniforme (98100 120536)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17New Zealand (Southland) P. sp. (41769)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17New Zealand P. loratum (98149)