MolluscaBase taxon details
Platyoptera Conrad, 1855 †
1637587 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1637587)
accepted
Genus
Rostellaria extenta Conrad, 1854 † accepted as Platyoptera extenta (Conrad, 1854) † (type by original designation)
marine
fossil only
Conrad, T. A. (1855). Observations on the Eocene deposit of Jackson, Mississippi, with descriptions of thirty-four new species of shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 7: 257-263, pls. 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26299480
page(s): 260 [details]
page(s): 260 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Platyoptera Conrad, 1855 †. Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1637587 on 2025-09-11
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original description
Conrad, T. A. (1855). Observations on the Eocene deposit of Jackson, Mississippi, with descriptions of thirty-four new species of shells and corals. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 7: 257-263, pls. 14-17., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/26299480
page(s): 260 [details]
basis of record Garvie, C. L. (2013). New Eocene Mollusca from the collections of the Texas Natural Science Center. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 386: 163-183., available online at https://www.priweb.org/downloads/pubs/item_pdf_5768.pdf [details]
page(s): 260 [details]
basis of record Garvie, C. L. (2013). New Eocene Mollusca from the collections of the Texas Natural Science Center. <em>Bulletins of American Paleontology.</em> 386: 163-183., available online at https://www.priweb.org/downloads/pubs/item_pdf_5768.pdf [details]
