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Platynus
Taxonomy
Platynus was named by Bonelli (1810). It is extant. It is the type genus of Platynini.
It was assigned to Carabiques by Dejean (1821); to Platyni by LeConte (1861); to Carabidae by Scudder (1878), Scudder (1890), Scudder (1900) and Wickham (1917); and to Platynini by Tamutis et al. (2011) and Bouchard et al. (2011).
It was assigned to Carabiques by Dejean (1821); to Platyni by LeConte (1861); to Carabidae by Scudder (1878), Scudder (1890), Scudder (1900) and Wickham (1917); and to Platynini by Tamutis et al. (2011) and Bouchard et al. (2011).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1810 | Platynus Bonelli |
| 1821 | Platynus Dejean p. 10 |
| 1861 | Platynus LeConte p. 26 |
| 1878 | Platynus Scudder p. 759 |
| 1890 | Platynus Scudder p. 518 |
| 1900 | Platynus Scudder p. 29 |
| 1917 | Platynus Wickham p. 463 |
| 2011 | Platynus Bouchard et al. |
| 2011 | Platynus Tamutis 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. Platynus Bonelli 1810
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†Platynus caesus Scudder 1890
†Platynus calvini Wickham 1917
†Platynus casus Scudder 1890
†Platynus desuetus Scudder 1890
†Platynus dilapidatus Scudder 1895
†Platynus dissipatus Scudder 1890
†Platynus exterminatus Scudder 1900
†Platynus florissantensis Wickham 1913
Platynus funebris LeConte 1854
†Platynus halli Scudder 1890
†Platynus harttii Scudder 1890
†Platynus hindei Scudder 1890
†Platynus insculptipennis Wickham 1917
†Platynus interglacialis Scudder 1900
†Platynus interitus Scudder 1900
†Platynus longaevus Scudder 1900
†Platynus pleistocenicus Wickham 1917
†Platynus senex Scudder 1878
†Platynus subgelidus Wickham 1917
†Platynus tartareus Scudder 1900
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bridgerian to the top of the Rancholabrean or 50.30000 to 0.01200 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 46.2 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgerian | USA (Wyoming) | P. caesus (122090) P. senex (121322) | |
| Chadronian | USA (Colorado) | P. florissantensis (113749) P. insculptipennis (124624) P. sp. (151544) P. tartareus (106384) | |
| Rancholabrean | USA (California) | P. funebris (150336) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Canada (Ontario) | P. casus, P. hindei, P. halli, P. dissipatus, P. desuetus, P. harttii, P. dilapidatus (122182) P. desuetus, P. interitus (152575) P. halli (152576) P. halli, P. desuetus, P. exterminatus, P. interglacialis, P. longaevus (152577) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Illinois) | P. pleistocenicus, P. subgelidus, P. calvini (164922) | |
| Tarantian | USA (Pennsylvania) | P. hypolithos (137206) |