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Platypleon
Taxonomy
Platypleon was named by van Straelen (1936) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr u]. Its type is Platypleon nevadensis.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platychelidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2015).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platychelidae by Schweitzer et al. (2010) and Feldmann et al. (2015).
Species
P. nevadensis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1936 | Platypleon van Straelen p. 1 |
| 2002 | Platypleon Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Platypleon Schweitzer et al. p. 22 |
| 2015 | Platypleon Feldmann et al. p. 25 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Fearon and Clapham 2023, Turnsek 1997, Aberhan 1992 | |||||