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Platysomus gibbosus

Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Stromateus gibbosus was named by Blainville (1818). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Platysomus gibbosus by Agassiz (1833), Agassiz (1834), Agassiz (1835), Geinitz (1861), Woodward (1891) and Hay (1902).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1818Stromateus gibbosus Blainville
1818Stromateus major Blainville
1824Stromateus angulatus Germar
1824Stromateus knorrii Germar
1833Platysomus gibbosus Agassiz p. 6
1833Platysomus rhombus Agassiz p. 6
1834Platysomus gibbosus Agassiz figs. Pl 15
1834Platysomus rhombus Agassiz figs. Pl 16
1835Platysomus gibbosus Agassiz p. 164
1835Platysomus rhombus Agassiz p. 167
1861Platysomus gibbosus Geinitz p. 8 figs. Pl 6, figs 1-3
1891Platysomus gibbosus Woodward p. 542 figs. pl. xv, fig. 5; fig 58
1902Platysomus gibbosus Hay p. 369

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPlatysomoidei()
familyPlatysomidae
genusPlatysomus
speciesgibbosus(Blainville 1818)

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.

†Platysomus gibbosus Blainville 1818
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Invalid names: Platysomus rhombus Agassiz 1833 [synonym], Stromateus angulatus Germar 1824 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom (Durham) Platysomus gibbosus (131707)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17United Kingdom Platysomus gibbosus (131704)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Platysomus gibbosus (137316 137317 140943 140944)