Platyceratidae
Appearance
Platyceratidae Temporal range:
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Conical platyceratid gastropod (Palaeocapulus acutirostre) attached to a crinoid (Mississippian of Ohio) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Superfamily: | †Platyceratoidea Hall, 1879 |
Family: | †Platyceratidae Hall, 1879 |
Platyceratidae is an extinct family of Paleozoic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This family may belong in the Patellogastropoda or the Neritimorpha.[2] The platyceratid gastropods are known for the complex symbiotic relationships they had with crinoids.[3]
This is the only family in the superfamily Platyceratoidea.
Genera
- Platyceras Conrad, 1840 - type genus
- Palaeocapulus Grabau & Shimer, 1909
References
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instead. - ^ Baumiller T. K. (2003). "Evaluating the interaction between platyceratid gastropods and crinoids; a cost-benefit approach". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology 201(3-4): 199-209. doi:10.1016/S0031-0182(03)00625-4.
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