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Placopleurus besanensis
Taxonomy
Pholidophorus besanensis was named by Bassani (1886). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Besano (MCSN Milan collection), which is in an Illyrian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite/shale in the Besano Formation of Italy.
It was recombined as Placopleurus besanensis by Brough (1939), Bürgin et al. (1991).
It was recombined as Placopleurus besanensis by Brough (1939), Bürgin et al. (1991).
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2011-12-17; modified by M. Clapham on 2013-10-27
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1886 | Pholidophorus besanensis Bassani p. 36 |
| 1910 | Pholidophorus besanensis de Alessandri p. 135 |
| 1939 | Placopleurus primus Brough p. 32 figs. Pl 5, fig 1; text-fig 12 |
| 1939 | Placopleurus besanensis Brough p. 34 figs. Pl 5, figs 3-6; text-fig 13 |
| 1991 | Placopleurus besanensis Bürgin et al. p. 963 |
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†Placopleurus besanensis Bassani 1886
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Invalid names: Placopleurus primus Brough 1939 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available