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Plagioglypta girtyi ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8507107https://www.gbif.org/species/8507107
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)199320https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=199320
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Plagioglypta : Plagioglypta girtyi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Scaphopoda : Dentaliida : Dentaliidae : Plagioglypta : Plagioglypta girtyi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classScaphopodaBronn 1862
orderDentaliidaDa Costa 1776
familyDentaliidaeGray 1834
genusPlagioglyptaPilsbry 1898
speciesPlagioglypta girtyiKnight 1940
Generic NamePlagioglypta
Scientific NamePlagioglypta girtyi Knight, 1940
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Plagioglypta girtyispeciesbelongs to Plagioglyptastated with evidenceKnight, 1940
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance265 - 260 Ma
Permian
Last Recorded Appearance265 - 260 Ma
Permian
Motilityslow-moving (based on Dentaliida)
Visionblind (based on Scaphopoda)
Dietdeposit feeder (based on Dentaliida)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Scaphopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. B. Knight. 1940. Gastropods of the Whiteforse Sandstone. Geological Society of America Bulletin 51:302-315

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1940Plagioglypta girtyi Knight p. 315 figs. Pl 6, fig 2

References

Knight J. B. (1940) Gastropods of the Whiteforse Sandstone, Geological Society of America Bulletin 51, 302-315
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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