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Platydiscus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Ataxioceratidae

Taxonomy
Platydiscus was named by Parent et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Zapaliinae by Parent et al. (2017).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Platydiscus Parent et al.
2017Platydiscus Parent et al. p. 509

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyAtaxioceratidaeBuckman 1921
subfamilyZapaliinae
genusPlatydiscusParent et al. 2011

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.

G. †Platydiscus Parent et al. 2011
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Platydiscus beresii Parent et al. 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Tithonian or 149.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Argentina P. beresii (236515 236548 236565 236648)