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Polyptychites (Euryptychites) latissimus
Taxonomy
Olcostephanus latissimus was named by Neumayr and Uhlig (1881) [DISTRIBUTION: Valanginian; Europe, Greenland.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Euryptychites.
It was recombined as Euryptychites latissimus by Jeletzky and Kemper (1988); it was recombined as Polyptychites (Euryptychites) latissimus by Alsen (2006).
It was recombined as Euryptychites latissimus by Jeletzky and Kemper (1988); it was recombined as Polyptychites (Euryptychites) latissimus by Alsen (2006).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1881 | Olcostephanus latissimus Neumayr and Uhlig figs. pl. 28, fig. 1 |
| 1988 | Euryptychites latissimus Jeletzky and Kemper p. 30 figs. Pl 3, figs 2A,B; pl 26, figs 1,4; pl 27, figs 1,4; text-figs 14a-c |
| 2006 | Polyptychites (Euryptychites) latissimus Alsen p. 94 |
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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.
†Polyptychites (Euryptychites) latissimus Neumayr and Uhlig 1881
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available