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Palaeophycus beverleyensis

Taxonomy
Palaeophycus beverleyensis was named by Billings (1862). It is a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Planolites beverleyensis by Alpert (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. insignis, P. striatum, P. tabularis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Palaeophycus beverleyensis Billings p. 96 fig. 86
1975Planolites beverleyensis Alpert p. 513 figs. Plate 1, fig. 15; Plate 3, figs.1, 7, 8

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RankNameAuthor
—Ichnofossils
genusPalaeophycusHall 1847
RankNameAuthor
speciesbeverleyensisBillings 1862

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.

†Palaeophycus beverleyensis Billings 1862
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Diagnosis
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