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Planolites striatus

Taxonomy
Palaeophycus striatus was named by Hall (1852). It is not extant.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. beverlyensis, P. ophthalmoides, P. opthalmoides, P. terranovae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Palaeophycus striatus Hall
1975Planolites striatus Alpert p. 513 figs. Plate 3, figs. 3, 4

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RankNameAuthor
—Ichnofossils
genusPlanolitesNicholson 1873
RankNameAuthor
speciesstriatus(Hall 1852)

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.

†Planolites striatus Hall 1852
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available