Platysomus intermedius Münster 1842 (ray-finned fish)

Osteichthyes - Platysomiformes - Platysomidae

Full reference: G. Münster. 1842. Beschreibung einiger merkwürdigen Fische aus den Kupferschiefern von Richelsdorf und Eisleben. Beiträge zur Petrefacten-Kunde 5:35-54

Belongs to Platysomus according to G. Münster 1842

See also Schultze et al. 2021

Sister taxa: Platysomus bashkirus, Platysomus biarmicus, Platysomus brewsteri, Platysomus circularis, Platysomus forsteri, Platysomus gibbosus, 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: planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Richelsdorf (Althaus coll) (Permian of Germany)

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