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Planolites superbus

Taxonomy
Planolites superbus was named by Walcott (1899). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Deep Creek Canyon, which is in a Calymmian marine horizon in the Greyson Formation of Montana.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. beverlyensis, P. ophthalmoides, P. opthalmoides, P. terranovae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Planolites superbus Walcott p. 236

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RankNameAuthor
—Ichnofossils
genusPlanolitesNicholson 1873
RankNameAuthor
speciessuperbus

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.

†Planolites superbus Walcott 1899
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Calymmian or 1600.00000 to 1400.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Calymmian1600.0 - 1400.0USA (Montana) Planolites superbus (type locality: 227999)