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Amphicentrum orbiculare

Eurynotiformes - Amphicentridae

Taxonomy
Platysomus orbicularis was named by Newberry and Worthen (1870).

It was recombined as Chirodus orbicularis by Eastman (1903); it was recombined as Amphicentrum orbiculare by Zidek (1992) and Zidek (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Platysomus orbicularis Newberry and Worthen figs. pl. III, fig. 1
1902Platysomus orbicularis Hay p. 369
1903Chirodus orbicularis Eastman p. 193 figs. pl. 5, fig. 52
1992Amphicentrum orbiculare Zidek

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderEurynotiformes
familyAmphicentridaeYoung 1866
genusAmphicentrumYoung 1866
speciesorbiculare(Newberry and Worthen 1870)

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.

†Amphicentrum orbiculare Newberry and Worthen 1870
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Platysomus orbicularis (112630)