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Eurysomus

Osteichthyes - Platysomiformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Eurysomus was named by Young (1866).

It was assigned to Platysomidae by Diedrich (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Eurysomus Young
2009Eurysomus Diedrich p. 82 fig. 9a

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderPlatysomiformes
familyPlatysomidae
genusEurysomus

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. †Eurysomus Young 1866
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†Eurysomus macrurus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Platysomus fuldai Münster 1842 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Roadian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 274.40000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ufimian - Late/Upper Kazanian277.3 - 266.9Russian Federation (Udmurtia) E. sp. (187322)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation E. sp. (198777)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation E. sp. (197593 197594)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Germany E. macrurus (130276) Platysomus fuldai (149471)