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Planolites incipiens

Taxonomy
Palaeophycus incipiens was named by Billings (1861).

It was recombined as Planolites incipiens by Walcott (1890).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. beverlyensis, P. ophthalmoides, P. opthalmoides, P. terranovae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Palaeophycus incipiens Billings p. 3
1890Planolites incipiens Walcott p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
—Ichnofossils
genusPlanolitesNicholson 1873
RankNameAuthor
speciesincipiens(Billings 1861)

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.

†Planolites incipiens Billings 1861
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