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Platycephalus aculeatus

Osteichthyes - Perciformes - Platycephalidae

Taxonomy
Platycephalus aculeatus was named by Stinton and Nolf (1970). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Balegem, which is in a Lutetian coastal sandstone in Belgium.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. indicus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Platycephalus aculeatus Stinton and Nolf p. 224
1972Platycephalus aculeatus Nolf p. 144

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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
speciesaculeatus

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 aculeatus Stinton and Nolf 1970
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eocene56.0 - 33.9France Platycephalus aculeatus (220174)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Belgium Platycephalus aculeatus (type locality: 123069)