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Platyorthis
Taxonomy
Platyorthis is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Platyorthis ovalis.
It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platyorthidae by Williams et al. (2000), Boucot et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platyorthidae by Williams et al. (2000), Boucot et al. (2008).
Species
P. opercularis, P. ovalis (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2000 | Platyorthis Williams et al. p. 810 |
| 2002 | Platyorthis Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Platyorthis Boucot et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Platyorthis
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†Platyorthis opercularis de Verneuil 1845
†Platyorthis ovalis Paskevicius 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available