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Platysomus palmaris

Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Platysomus palmaris was named by Cope (1891).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Platysomus palmaris Cope p. 460
1902Platysomus palmaris 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
speciespalmaris

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 palmaris Cope 1891
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Leonardian to the top of the Kungurian or 286.00000 to 274.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902USA (Oklahoma) Platysomus palmaris (221388 221392)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 274.4USA (Oklahoma) Platysomus palmaris (85733)
Leonardian286.0 - 274.4USA (Oklahoma) Platysomus palmaris (84941)