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Plocostoma piazzii

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria (Plocostoma) piazzii was named by Gemmellaro (1889). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Pietra di Salomone, calcare grossolano, Sosio, which is in a Wordian carbonate limestone in Italy.

It was recombined as Plocostoma piazzii by Knight (1937) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Pleurotomaria (Plocostoma) piazzii Gemmellaro p. 171 figs. Pl 15, figs 32-35; pl 18, fig 15; pl 19, fig 27
1930Pleurotomaria (Plocostoma) piazzi de Gregorio p. 15
1937Plocostoma piazzii Knight p. 710
2023Plocostoma piazzii Wagner p. S7376

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
subtribeGlabrocingulides
genusPlocostoma()
speciespiazzii()

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.

Plocostoma piazzii Gemmellaro 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height311.310.013.011.01.53

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: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Wordian or 266.90000 to 264.28000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Italy Pleurotomaria piazzi (233340) Pleurotomaria piazzii (type locality: 108672)