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Platysella descusi

Aeduelliformes - Aeduellidae

Taxonomy
Platysella descusi was named by Heyler and Poplin (1983). Its type specimen is MMM D.222, a partial skeleton (Specimen lacking anterior snout and posterior caudal fin), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Montceau-les-Mines, Saone et Loire, which is in a Stephanian B/Stephanian C terrestrial horizon in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1983Platysella descusi Heyler and Poplin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderAeduelliformesHeyler 1969
familyAeduellidaeRomer 1945
genusPlatysella
speciesdescusiHeyler and Poplin 1983

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.

†Platysella descusi Heyler and Poplin 1983
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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: base of the Stephanian B to the top of the Stephanian C or 301.50000 to 300.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian B - Stephanian C301.5 - 300.4France (Bourgogne) Platysella descusi (type locality: 176090)