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Paraplacodus broilii
Taxonomy
Paraplacodus broilii was named by Peyer (1931). Its type specimen is PIMUZ T4773, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Val Porina (incl. tetto nuovo), which is in an Anisian/Ladinian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite/shale in the Besano Formation of Switzerland.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1931 | Paraplacodus broilii Peyer |
| 2000 | Paraplacodus broilii Rieppel p. 638 figs. 1-9 |
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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.
†Paraplacodus broilii Peyer 1931
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| O. Rieppel 2000 | As for genus [Paraplacodus] |
Measurements
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| Source: subo = suborder, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: Anisian or 246.70000 to 241.46400 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anisian | Italy (Lombardia) | Paraplacodus broilii (37323) | |
| Anisian - Ladinian | Switzerland (Kanton Tessin) | Paraplacodus broilii (type locality: 86837) |