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Platystrophia ✝

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Platystrophia ponderosa

Trimble County, Kentucky, USA

Platystrophia sp.

Indiana, USA

Platystrophia ponderosa

Trimble County, Kentucky, USA

Platystrophia sp.

Indiana, USA

Platystrophia ponderosa

Trimble County, Kentucky, USA

Platystrophia sp.

Indiana, USA

Description

Platystrophia is an extinct genus of brachiopods that lived from the Ordovician to the Silurian in Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. It has a prominent sulcus and fold. It usually lived in marine lime mud and sands.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platystrophia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	4870617	https://www.gbif.org/species/4870617
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	26936	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=26936

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : Platystrophia

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
-	Lophophorata
phylum	Brachiopoda	Cuvier 1805
subphylum	Rhynchonelliformea	Williams et al. 1996
class	Rhynchonellata	Williams et al. 1996
order	Orthida	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
suborder	Orthidina	Schuchert and Cooper 1932
superfamily	Plectorthoidea	Schuchert and Le Vene 1929
family	Platystrophiidae	Schuchert 1929
genus	Platystrophia	King 1850

Scientific Name

Platystrophia King, 1850

Name Published In

Perm. Fossils (Pal. Soc., 3)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Platystrophia	subgenus	belongs to Orthis	stated without evidence	Meek, 1873
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Plectorthidae	stated with evidence	Oraspold, 1956
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Platystrophiinae	stated with evidence	Rubel, 1961
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Platystrophinae	stated without evidence	Neuman, 1964
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Plectorthidae	stated without evidence	Macomber, 1970
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Platystrophiinae	stated without evidence	Bassett and Cocks, 1974
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Platystrophinae	stated without evidence	Mitchell, 1977
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Plectorthidae	stated without evidence	Howe, 1988
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Platystrophiinae	stated with evidence	Jin and Chatterton, 1997
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Platystrophiidae	stated with evidence	Williams et al., 2000
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Orthida	second hand	Sepkoski, 2002
Platystrophia	genus	belongs to Platystrophiidae	stated with evidence	Zuykov and Egerquist, 2005

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

479 - 468 Ma
Ordovician

Last Recorded Appearance

427 - 419 Ma
Paleozoic

Motility

stationary, attached

Vision

blind (based on Rhynchonellata)

Diet

suspension feeder

Ecospace Comments

LIFE HISTORY: Data from Meyer et al. (2009); pedically aattached, epifaunal, suspension-feeder (McKerrow, 1979).

Taphonomy

low Mg calcite (based on Brachiopoda)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

W. King. 1850. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England. Palaeontographical Society

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platystrophia

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Orthis (Platystrophia) cypha ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Orthis (Platystrophia) laticosta ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Platystrophia acutilirata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		65	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia affabilis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia amoena ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		20	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Platystrophia annieana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		16	458 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia anomala ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		7	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia attenuata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia baltica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Platystrophia biforatus ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		29	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	431 Ma Silurian
Platystrophia caelata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia chama ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		11	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia clarksvillensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		53	458 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia colbiensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		29	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Platystrophia corryvillensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia costata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		8	472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	468 Ma Middle Ordovician
Platystrophia costatus ✝ species	listed (PBDB)
Platystrophia crassa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia crassoplicata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		10	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia cumingsi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia cypha ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		41	458 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia daytonensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia dentata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		24	464 Ma Middle Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia elegantula ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		14	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Platystrophia elkhornensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia extensa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		9	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia fernvalensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia foerstei species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia globosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia hermitagensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia hongueda ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Platystrophia hopensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		43	458 Ma Middle Ordovician	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia humilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		6	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	446 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia inferaplica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia jaaniensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia juvenis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia laticosta ✝ species	listed (PBDB)		78	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia lutkevichi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		15	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia lynx ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		40	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	441 Ma Silurian
Platystrophia nitida species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia orbiculata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia pogrebovi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		3	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia ponderosa ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		214	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia precedens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia precursor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia preponderosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia prima species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia profundosulcata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Platystrophia putilovensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	468 Ma Middle Ordovician
Platystrophia quadriplicata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		5	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia saxbyensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		13	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Platystrophia scotica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)
Platystrophia strigosa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia sublaticosta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia sublimis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia sutherlandi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia tenuicosta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia tramorensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Platystrophia trentonensis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		19	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Platystrophia uncinata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia unicostata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia unionensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia uniplicata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Platystrophia wallowayi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Platistrophia Quenstedt, 1870	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Orthida : Platystrophiidae : *Platistrophia*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1850	Platystrophia King p. 106
1873	Orthis (Platystrophia) Meek p. 116
1956	Platystrophia Oraspold
1959	Platystrophia Oraspold
1961	Platystrophia Rubel
1964	Platystrophia Neuman
1970	Platystrophia Macomber
1974	Platystrophia Bassett and Cocks
1977	Platystrophia Mitchell
1988	Platystrophia Howe p. 213
1997	Platystrophia Jin and Chatterton
1999	Platystrophia Zuykov
2000	Platystrophia Williams et al. p. 775
2002	Platystrophia Sepkoski, Jr.
2005	Platystrophia Zuykov and Egerquist
2007	Platystrophia Zuykov and Harper pp. 23 - 24
2017	Platystrophia Liljeroth et al.
1850	Platystrophia King p. 106
1873	Orthis (Platystrophia) Meek p. 116
1956	Platystrophia Oraspold
1959	Platystrophia Oraspold
1961	Platystrophia Rubel
1964	Platystrophia Neuman
1970	Platystrophia Macomber
1974	Platystrophia Bassett and Cocks
1977	Platystrophia Mitchell

Year	Name and Author
1988	Platystrophia Howe p. 213
1997	Platystrophia Jin and Chatterton
1999	Platystrophia Zuykov
2000	Platystrophia Williams et al. p. 775
2002	Platystrophia Sepkoski, Jr.
2005	Platystrophia Zuykov and Egerquist
2007	Platystrophia Zuykov and Harper pp. 23 - 24
2017	Platystrophia Liljeroth et al.
1850	Platystrophia King p. 106
1873	Orthis (Platystrophia) Meek p. 116
1956	Platystrophia Oraspold
1959	Platystrophia Oraspold
1961	Platystrophia Rubel
1964	Platystrophia Neuman
1970	Platystrophia Macomber
1974	Platystrophia Bassett and Cocks
1977	Platystrophia Mitchell
1988	Platystrophia Howe p. 213
1997	Platystrophia Jin and Chatterton
1999	Platystrophia Zuykov
2000	Platystrophia Williams et al. p. 775
2002	Platystrophia Sepkoski, Jr.
2005	Platystrophia Zuykov and Egerquist
2007	Platystrophia Zuykov and Harper pp. 23 - 24
2017	Platystrophia Liljeroth et al.

References

King W. Monograph of the Permian fossils of England, Palaeontographical Society, 1-253

Meek F. B. Descriptions of the invertebrate fossils of the Silurian and Devonian systems, Geological Survey of Ohio 1 2, 1-243

Oraspold A. L. (1956) New brachiopods from the Jõhvi, Keila and Vasalemma stages, Trudy Instituta geologii AN ESSR 1, 41-67

Oraspold A. (1959) Einige Vertreter der Superfamilie Orthacea des Oberordoviziums Estlands, Tartu Riikliku Ülikooli Toimetised 75, 50-85

Rubel M. (1961) Brakhiopody nadsemejstv Orthacea, Dalmanellacea i Syntrophiacea iz nizhnego ordovika Pribaltiki [Lower Ordovician brachiopods of the superfamilies Orthacea, Dalmanellacea and Syntrophiacea of the Eastern Baltic], Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Geoloogia Instituudi Uurimused 6, 141-224

Neuman R. B. (1964) Fossils in the Ordovician Tuffs Northeastern Maine, with a section on Trilobita by Harry B. Whittington, United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1181 E, 1-38

Macomber R. W. (1970) Articulate Brachiopods from the Upper Bighorn Formation (Late Ordovician) of Wyoming, Journal of Paleontology 44 3, 416-450

Bassett M. G., Cocks L. R. M. (1974) A review of Silurian brachiopods from Gotland, Fossils and Strata 3, 1-56

Mitchell W. I. (1977) The Ordovician Brachiopoda from Pomeroy, Co. Tyrone, The Palaeontographical Society Monographs 130 545, 1-138

Howe H. J. (1988) Articulate brachiopods from the Richmondian of Tennessee, Journal of Paleontology 62 2, 204-218

Jin J., Chatterton B. D. E. (1997) Latest Ordovician-Silurian articulate brachiopods and biostratigraphy of the Avalanche Lake area, southwestern District of Mackenzie, Canada, Palaeontographica Canadiana 13, 1-62

Zuykov M. A. (1999) Platystrophia (Orthida, Brachiopoda) from the Arenig and Lowermost Llanvirn of Northwestern Russia, Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences (Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised) 48 4, 195-212

Williams A., Carlson S. J., et al (2000) Part H Brachiopoda (revised): Volumes 2 & 3, Linguliformea, Craniiformea, Rhynchonelliformea (part)., Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, 1-919

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560

Zuykov M. A., Egerquist E. (2005) A new Platystrophia-like brachiopod genus from Ordovician Boda Limestone of Dalarna, Sweden, Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar 127 1, 1-5

Zuykov M. A., Harper D. A. T. (2007) Platystrophia (Orthida) and new related Ordovician and Early Silurian brachiopod genera, Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences 56, 11-34

Liljeroth M., Harper D. A. T., et al (2017) Ordovician rhynchonelliformean brachiopods from Co. Waterford, SE Ireland: Palaeobiogeography of the Leinster Terrane, Fossils and Strata 62, 1-164 doi:10.111/let.12205

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Sepkoski, J. J., Jr. (2002). A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363, 1-560. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Perm. Fossils (Pal. Soc., 3) - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

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