Platystrophia

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.

Platystrophia

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On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
PlatystrophiidaePBDB
Diet
suspension feederPBDB
Life habit
epifaunalPBDB
Motility
stationary, attachedPBDB
Vision
blindPBDB, for Rhynchonellata
Environment
marinePBDB, for Lophophorata

Time the record covers

At least 43 million years on record.

The record covers at least 470.3 Mya to 426.7 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 486.85 Mya to 419.62 Mya.

Cambrian — about 0 of 1352 occurrencesOrdovician — about 1271 of 1352 occurrencesOrdovicianSilurian — about 81 of 1352 occurrencesSilurianDevonian — about 0 of 1352 occurrences488–486 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences486–484 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences484–481 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences481–479 Mya — about 0.1 occurrences479–477 Mya — about 0.3 occurrences477–474 Mya — about 0.9 occurrences474–472 Mya — about 1 occurrence472–470 Mya — about 17 occurrences470–467 Mya — about 10 occurrences467–465 Mya — about 7 occurrences465–463 Mya — about 4 occurrences463–460 Mya — about 3 occurrences460–458 Mya — about 20 occurrences458–456 Mya — about 126 occurrences456–453 Mya — about 137 occurrences453–451 Mya — about 235 occurrences451–449 Mya — about 392 occurrences449–446 Mya — about 195 occurrences446–444 Mya — about 103 occurrences444–442 Mya — about 25 occurrences442–439 Mya — about 15 occurrences439–437 Mya — about 14 occurrences437–435 Mya — about 12 occurrences435–432 Mya — about 14 occurrences432–430 Mya — about 13 occurrences430–428 Mya — about 4 occurrences428–425 Mya — about 2 occurrences425–423 Mya — about 0.9 occurrences423–421 Mya — about 0.2 occurrences421–418 Mya — about 0.0 occurrences470.3 Mya426.7 Mya488 Mya418 Mya

1,352 occurrences of Platystrophia on record, most of them in the Ordovician. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

1,352 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

217 formations

McMillan — 38.52°N, 85.20°WMcMillan — 38.37°N, 85.18°WMcMillan — 37.71°N, 84.31°WMcMillan — 37.72°N, 85.28°WMcMillan — 37.85°N, 85.47°WMcMillan — 37.76°N, 85.34°WMcMillan — 37.76°N, 85.35°WMcMillan — 37.81°N, 85.47°WMcMillan — 37.88°N, 85.32°WMcMillan — 38.04°N, 85.30°WMcMillan — 38.05°N, 85.46°WMcMillan — 38.05°N, 85.36°WMcMillan — 38.13°N, 85.41°WMcMillan — 38.18°N, 85.22°WMcMillan — 38.24°N, 85.32°WMcMillan — 38.28°N, 83.69°WMcMillan — 38.34°N, 83.76°WMcMillan — 38.36°N, 83.82°WMcMillan — 38.37°N, 83.75°WMcMillan — 38.47°N, 83.76°WMcMillan — 38.56°N, 85.28°WMcMillan — 38.63°N, 83.75°WMcMillan — 38.63°N, 83.57°WMcMillan — 38.67°N, 85.15°WMcMillan — 38.73°N, 85.42°WMcMillan — 38.76°N, 85.41°WMcMillan — 38.85°N, 83.75°WMcMillan — 38.87°N, 83.79°WMcMillan — 38.88°N, 84.61°WMcMillan — 38.94°N, 83.65°WMcMillan — 38.96°N, 84.08°WMcMillan — 38.98°N, 85.31°WMcMillan — 39.00°N, 84.63°WMcMillan — 39.02°N, 84.51°WMcMillan — 39.04°N, 84.04°WMcMillan — 39.05°N, 84.54°WMcMillan — 39.05°N, 84.05°WMcMillan — 39.11°N, 84.58°WMcMillan — 39.15°N, 84.52°WMcMillan — 39.16°N, 84.65°WMcMillan — 39.17°N, 84.12°WMcMillan — 39.26°N, 84.43°WMcMillan — 39.27°N, 84.57°WMcMillan — 39.50°N, 84.71°WWaynesville — 39.00°N, 84.00°WWaynesville — 38.00°N, 85.50°WWaynesville — 39.34°N, 84.95°WWaynesville — 39.48°N, 84.06°WWaynesville — 39.36°N, 84.36°WWaynesville — 38.79°N, 83.55°WWaynesville — 38.80°N, 83.64°WWaynesville — 39.08°N, 85.25°WWaynesville — 39.11°N, 85.08°WWaynesville — 39.19°N, 83.93°WWaynesville — 39.29°N, 83.99°WWaynesville — 39.34°N, 85.20°WWaynesville — 39.40°N, 85.23°WWaynesville — 39.40°N, 83.98°WWaynesville — 39.44°N, 84.20°WWaynesville — 39.44°N, 85.00°WWaynesville — 39.58°N, 84.03°WWhitewater — 39.83°N, 84.89°WWhitewater — 39.00°N, 84.00°WWhitewater — 38.00°N, 85.50°WWhitewater — 39.49°N, 84.95°WWhitewater — 39.34°N, 84.95°WWhitewater — 39.48°N, 84.06°WWhitewater — 39.80°N, 84.09°WWhitewater — 39.39°N, 83.93°WWhitewater — 37.75°N, 84.30°WWhitewater — 37.77°N, 85.41°WWhitewater — 38.92°N, 83.58°WWhitewater — 39.28°N, 83.91°WWhitewater — 39.41°N, 84.09°WWhitewater — 39.54°N, 84.75°WWhitewater — 39.61°N, 84.97°WWhitewater — 39.68°N, 84.23°WFairview — 39.00°N, 84.00°WFairview — 39.01°N, 84.45°WFairview — 39.03°N, 84.51°WFairview — 38.68°N, 83.79°WFairview — 37.75°N, 84.29°WFairview — 38.96°N, 83.91°WFairview — 38.99°N, 84.06°WFairview — 39.05°N, 84.53°WFairview — 39.10°N, 84.02°WFairview — 39.11°N, 84.30°WFairview — 39.11°N, 84.58°WFairview — 39.13°N, 84.71°WFairview — 39.16°N, 84.57°WFairview — 39.40°N, 84.56°WBellevue — 38.87°N, 84.46°WBellevue — 39.00°N, 84.00°WBellevue — 38.67°N, 83.80°WBellevue — 39.03°N, 84.51°WBellevue — 39.17°N, 84.12°WBellevue — 39.30°N, 84.40°WCatheys — 36.35°N, 85.79°WCatheys — 35.87°N, 87.03°WCatheys — 36.27°N, 86.73°WCatheys — 35.62°N, 87.10°WCatheys — 35.18°N, 86.99°WCatheys — 35.50°N, 86.50°WCatheys — 35.82°N, 86.83°WCatheys — 36.32°N, 85.94°WCatheys — 36.45°N, 85.58°WCatheys — 35.19°N, 86.91°WCatheys — 36.37°N, 85.65°WMount Auburn — 39.00°N, 84.00°WMount Auburn — 39.43°N, 84.60°WMount Auburn — 38.87°N, 83.91°WMount Auburn — 39.33°N, 84.07°WMount Auburn — 39.41°N, 84.50°WMount Auburn — 38.50°N, 83.76°WDenley Limestone — 43.21°N, 75.46°WDenley Limestone — 44.00°N, 75.00°WDenley Limestone — 43.28°N, 75.14°WDenley Limestone — 43.88°N, 75.49°WLexington Limestone — 38.00°N, 84.67°WLexington Limestone — 38.23°N, 84.85°WLexington Limestone — 38.31°N, 84.85°WLexington Limestone — 37.98°N, 84.42°WLexington Limestone — 37.97°N, 84.21°WLexington Limestone — 37.88°N, 84.34°WLexington Limestone — 37.64°N, 84.66°WLexington Limestone — 37.89°N, 84.51°WLexington Limestone — 37.65°N, 84.95°WLexington Limestone — 38.35°N, 84.31°WArnheim — 36.30°N, 86.65°WArnheim — 39.00°N, 84.00°WArnheim — 35.50°N, 86.50°WArnheim — 38.19°N, 85.41°WArnheim — 38.79°N, 83.55°WArnheim — 38.19°N, 85.49°WArnheim — 37.77°N, 85.36°WArnheim — 37.99°N, 84.18°WArnheim — 38.14°N, 83.76°WArnheim — 38.36°N, 83.76°WArnheim — 38.39°N, 85.18°WArnheim — 38.60°N, 83.77°WArnheim — 38.69°N, 83.60°WArnheim — 38.81°N, 83.68°WArnheim — 38.87°N, 83.79°WArnheim — 39.06°N, 83.99°WArnheim — 39.15°N, 84.64°WVerulam — 44.75°N, 79.33°WVerulam — 44.60°N, 78.97°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 78.58°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 78.67°WVerulam — 44.52°N, 78.97°WVerulam — 44.48°N, 78.95°WVerulam — 44.02°N, 77.15°WVerulam — 44.50°N, 79.17°WLiberty — 39.00°N, 84.00°WLiberty — 38.20°N, 85.57°WLiberty — 39.49°N, 84.95°WLiberty — 39.34°N, 84.95°WLiberty — 39.48°N, 84.06°WLiberty — 39.48°N, 84.05°WLiberty — 38.78°N, 85.37°WLiberty — 39.57°N, 84.81°WLeipers — 36.35°N, 86.72°WLeipers — 36.32°N, 85.94°WLeipers — 35.18°N, 86.99°WLeipers — 35.50°N, 86.50°WBull Fork — 38.40°N, 83.72°WBull Fork — 38.60°N, 83.72°WBull Fork — 38.59°N, 83.59°WCalloway Creek — 37.59°N, 85.07°WCalloway Creek — 37.46°N, 84.82°WCalloway Creek — 37.45°N, 84.84°WCalloway Creek — 37.59°N, 84.48°WClays Ferry — 38.00°N, 84.67°WClays Ferry — 37.88°N, 84.34°WClays Ferry — 37.59°N, 85.07°WClays Ferry — 38.21°N, 84.45°WClays Ferry — 38.38°N, 84.30°WClays Ferry — 38.33°N, 84.31°WClays Ferry — 37.93°N, 84.14°WClays Ferry — 38.36°N, 84.36°WCorryville — 39.00°N, 84.00°WCorryville — 39.17°N, 84.12°WCorryville — 39.30°N, 84.40°WCorryville — 38.68°N, 83.79°WSunset — 37.74°N, 84.25°WSunset — 38.49°N, 83.76°WSunset — 39.37°N, 84.39°WSunset — 38.61°N, 83.77°WWaynesville — 44.61°N, 80.59°WWaynesville — 45.75°N, 81.60°WWaynesville — 43.59°N, 79.72°WWaynesville — 45.74°N, 81.82°WWaynesville — 45.90°N, 82.25°WWaynesville — 45.97°N, 81.93°WWaynesville — 45.91°N, 82.46°WWaynesville — 45.50°N, 75.00°WWaynesville — 43.47°N, 79.69°WWaynesville — 45.91°N, 81.89°WWaynesville — 45.56°N, 73.18°WWaynesville — 45.79°N, 72.86°WStonington — 45.67°N, 86.97°WStonington — 45.67°N, 86.93°WStonington — 45.93°N, 86.98°WHirmuse — 59.00°N, 26.00°EHirmuse — 59.26°N, 27.00°EHirmuse — 59.35°N, 26.39°EOregonia — 39.48°N, 84.07°WOregonia — 39.22°N, 84.08°WOregonia — 39.33°N, 84.07°WOregonia — 38.58°N, 83.70°WOregonia — 39.03°N, 83.85°WVolkhov — 59.87°N, 31.43°EVolkhov — 60.07°N, 32.35°EVolkhov — 59.25°N, 30.11°EVolkhov — 59.97°N, 32.57°EHopkinton — 43.00°N, 91.00°WHopkinton — 42.00°N, 91.00°WHopkinton — 42.50°N, 91.50°WHopkinton — 42.17°N, 90.58°W

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The named rock units Platystrophia has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 193 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 203 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Platystrophia and its relatives

Ordovician

Where Platystrophia and its relatives were recorded in the Ordovician.

Found in the same rock

2,094 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records 1,067 sites for Platystrophia, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

147 references

Each of the 1,352 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 135 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content2

Picture of Platystrophia

Credit
Wilson44691
Licence
Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

3D model

Source
Sketchfab
Licence
CC0 Public Domain
Commercial use
the licence allows it

The description on this site

Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0

This is what the site found, which is not the same as what exists.

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What may have been alongside itPlatystrophiidae through timeFormations of the OrdovicianThe world it lived on

Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. (King 1850)