Platyostoma lineata

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Subclass: Eogastropoda Order: Euomphalina Family: Platyceratidae Genus: Platyostoma (Cornad, 1842) Species: Platyostoma lineata (Conrad, 1842) Lenticular discoid dextral specimen with two whorls; One large body whorl and one small flat whorl. Thin growth lines are visible on the body whorl near the aperture. Large circular aperture that is infilled with sediment.

Specifications

Object namePlatyostoma lineata
IDUNB-2018-0594
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Eogastropoda
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Paleozoic
Period:
Devonian
Epoch:
Middle Devonian
Age:
Givetian
Numeric age387.7 Mya
OriginErie County, New York, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1cm x 0.9cm x 0.5cm

Map of Origin

Publications

  • T. A. Conrad. 1842. Observations on the Silurian and Devonian systems of the United States, with descriptions of new organic remains. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 8(2):228-280