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Platycephalus riremoana

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Platycephalidae

Taxonomy
Platycephalus riremoana was named by Schwarzhans (2019). Its type specimen is CD957, an otolith, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cape Foulwind beach cliffs, which is in a Runangan marine horizon in New Zealand.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. indicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Platycephalus riremoana Schwarzhans p. 66

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—EupercariaBetancur et al. 2013
orderPerciformesBleeker 1859
familyPlatycephalidae
genusPlatycephalusBloch 1795
speciesriremoana

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.

†Platycephalus riremoana Schwarzhans 2019
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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 21:38:14
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:38:14
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Runangan or 36.70000 to 34.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Runangan36.7 - 34.6New Zealand Platycephalus riremoana (type locality: 219494)