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Protoplatytes
Taxonomy
Protoplatytes was named by Cockerell (1905) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Nori-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Pinacoceras neglectum.
It was assigned to Pinacoceratidae by Spath (1951); to Gymnitidae by Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Pinacoceratidae by Spath (1951); to Gymnitidae by Tozer (1981); and to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by M. Clapham on 2015-07-26
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1902 | Platytes von Mojsisovics p. 332 |
| 1905 | Protoplatytes Cockerell |
| 1951 | Protoplatytes Spath p. 167 |
| 1981 | Protoplatytes Tozer p. 94 |
| 2002 | Protoplatytes Sepkoski |
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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. †Protoplatytes Cockerell 1905
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†Protoplatytes neglectus von Mojsisovics 1873
Invalid names: Platytes von Mojsisovics 1902 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | |||||
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| shell height | 1 | 43.0 | |||||
| shell diameter | 1 | 84.0 | |||||
| shell inflation | 1 | 16.0 |
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| References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004 | |||||