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Platydiamesus

Artiopoda - Corynexochida - Illaenuridae

Taxonomy
Platydiamesus was named by Raymond (1937) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Trep-u Sepkoski's reference number: 697]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Ptychopariida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Illaenuridae by Jell and Adrain (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Platydiamesus Raymond
2002Platydiamesus Jell and Adrain p. 426
2002Platydiamesus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
classArtiopodaHou and Bergstrom
classTrilobitaWalch 1771
orderCorynexochida
suborderLeiostegiinaBradley 1925
familyIllaenuridaeVodges 1890
genusPlatydiamesusRaymond 1937

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. †Platydiamesus Raymond 1937
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Platydiamesus depressus Raymond 1937
Platydiamesus levisensis Rasetti 1944
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 06:28:57
Modified: 2009-12-14 08:28:57
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Dolgellian to the top of the Sunwaptan or 490.20000 to 488.90000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Vermont) P. inornatus (8976)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Alberta) P. levisensis (81298 81301) P. sp. (54096)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) P. inornatus (81269) P. inornatus, P. levisensis (81271 81272) P. levisensis (81270)
Dolgellian490.2 - 486.85Canada (Quebec) P. depressus (8933)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Quebec) P. levisensis (224141)