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Platycystites levatus
Taxonomy
Platycystites levatus was named by Bassler (1943).
It was synonymized subjectively with Platycystites cristatus by Parsley and Mintz (1975).
It was synonymized subjectively with Platycystites cristatus by Parsley and Mintz (1975).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1943 | Platycystites levatus Bassler p. 697 figs. pl. 1, fig. 13 |
| 1982 | Platycystites levatus Parsley |
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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.
†Platycystites levatus Bassler 1943
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| R. L. Parsley 1982 | Theca with average of 38 plates, usually somewhat inflated, rounded to oval in anterior-
posterior profile in mature specimens. Recumbent arms rarely reaching column. |