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Platysomus superbus

Osteichthyes - Platysomiformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Platysomus superbus was named by Traquair (1881). It is a 3D body fossil.

Entered
by P. Vazquez (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2013-03-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Platysomus superbus Traquair
1891Platysomus superbus Woodward p. 549

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderPlatysomiformes
familyPlatysomidae
genusPlatysomus
speciessuperbusTraquair 1881

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 superbus Traquair 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Arundian to the top of the Asbian or 346.70000 to 335.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arundian346.7 - 339.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Platysomus superbus (90682)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Platysomus superbus (230308)