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Platysiagum sclerocephalum

Osteichthyes - Peltopleuriformes - Peltopleuridae

Taxonomy
Platysiagum sclerocephalum was named by Woodward (1895). Its type specimen is BMNH P3650, P1333, P558 and is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Platysiagum sclerocephalum Egerton
1895Platysiagum sclerocephalum Woodward
1960Platysiagum sclerocephalum Gardiner p. 257

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPeltopleuriformes
familyPeltopleuridae
genusPlatysiagum
speciessclerocephalum

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.

†Platysiagum sclerocephalum Woodward 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9United Kingdom (England) Platysiagum sclerocephalum (122154 122155)