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Plicatusidae

Gastropoda - Plicatusidae

Taxonomy
Plicatusidae was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). It is not extant. Its type is Plicatus.

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Pan and Erwin (2002); and to Caenogastropoda by Bouchet et al. (2005).

Subtaxa
Plicatus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plicatusidae Pan and Erwin p. 38
2005Plicatusidae Bouchet et al. p. 247

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
familyPlicatusidae
familyPlicatusidae

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.

Fm. †Plicatusidae Pan and Erwin 2002
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G. †Plicatus Pan and Erwin 2002
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Plicatus multifilaris Pan and Erwin 2002
Plicatus scalaris Pan and Erwin 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:27:18
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:27:18
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Yunnan) Plicatus scalaris, Plicatus multifilaris (56943)