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Platysella

Aeduelliformes - Aeduellidae

Taxonomy
Platysella was named by Heyler and Poplin (1983). Its type is Platysella lallyi.

It was assigned to Platysellidae by Heyler and Poplin (1983); and to Aeduellidae by Schultze et al. (2021).

Species
P. descusi, P. lallyi (type species), P. poplinae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Platysella Heyler and Poplin
2021Platysella Schultze et al. p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderAeduelliformesHeyler 1969
familyAeduellidaeRomer 1945
genusPlatysella

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. †Platysella Heyler and Poplin 1983
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†Platysella descusi Heyler and Poplin 1983
†Platysella lallyi Heyler and Poplin 1983
†Platysella poplinae Heyler 2002
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: base of the Stephanian B to the top of the Asselian or 301.40000 to 293.52000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian B - Stephanian C301.4 - 300.3France (Bourgogne) P. descusi (176090)
Asselian298.9 - 293.52France (Massif Central) P. lallyi (232608)
Cisuralian298.9 - 274.4France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) P. poplinae (197929)