Platysomus gibbosus Blainville 1818 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Alternative combination: Stromateus gibbosus

Synonyms: Platysomus rhombus Agassiz 1833, Stromateus angulatus Germar 1824, Stromateus knorrii Germar 1824, Stromateus major Blainville 1818

Belongs to Platysomus according to O. P. Hay 1902

See also Agassiz 1833, Agassiz 1834, Agassiz 1835, Geinitz 1861, Schultze et al. 2021 and Woodward 1891

Sister taxa: Platysomus bashkirus, Platysomus biarmicus, Platysomus brewsteri, Platysomus circularis, Platysomus forsteri, Platysomus intermedius, Platysomus macrurus, Platysomus nathorsti, Platysomus palaeoniscus, Platysomus palmaris, Platysomus parvulus, Platysomus rotundus, Platysomus schultzei, Platysomus solikamskensis, Platysomus soloduchi, Platysomus striatus, Platysomus superbus, Platysomus swaffordae, Platysomus tenuistriatus, Schaefferichthys leudersensis

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Permian of Germany (4 collections), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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