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Platyscutellum

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Styginidae

Taxonomy
Platyscutellum was named by Snajdr (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg D Eife Sepkoski's reference number: 421,1106].

It was assigned to Corynexochida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Styginidae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Platyscutellum Snajdr
2002Platyscutellum Jell and Adrain p. 427
2002Platyscutellum Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
RankNameAuthor
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
familyStyginidaeVogdes 1890
genusPlatyscutellumSnajdr 1958

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. †Platyscutellum Snajdr 1958
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitec
Composition 2: chitinc
Ontogeny: molting, addition of partsc
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedf
Created: 2009-12-14 23:37:50
Modified: 2009-12-15 01:37:50
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Emsian or 413.02000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (23 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia P. formosum, P. lochkovense, P. spiniferum, P. magum, P. rohoni (12104) P. kutorgai, P. viator (12101) P. spiniferum (12102 12103)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Praga) P. viator (235197)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Prague) P. rohoni, P. sp. (76471) P. viator, P. formosum (12083)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Praha) P. formosum (235199)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco (Anti-Atlas) P. sp. (136391 234386) P. sp., P. sp. 2, P. sp. 3 (136452)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Srbsko) P. tormosum (230948 235198)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Morocco P. megranense (27060) P. sp. (208261) P. tafilaltense (27062) P. viator (27055 27068)
Pragian - Middle Devonian413.02 - 382.31Czechia P. viator, P. formosum, P. lochkovense, P. spiniferum, P. magum (10379)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Spain (León) P. sp. (235101)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47France (Alsace) P. viator (40505)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) P. brevicephalus (26621)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Canada (Northwest Territories) P. brevicephalus (26622)