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Sinoplatysomus meishanensis

Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Sinoplatysomus meishanensis was named by Wei (1977). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Meishan, Changxing County (ZMNH coll), which is in a Changhsingian offshore ramp lime mudstone in the Changxing Formation of China. It is the type species of Sinoplatysomus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Sinoplatysomus meishanensis Wei p. 293 figs. Pl 1,figs 1,2; pl 2, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPlatysomoidei()
familyPlatysomidae
genusSinoplatysomus
speciesmeishanensis

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Zhejiang) Sinoplatysomus meishanensis (type locality: 146334)