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Plicatostylus
Taxonomy
Plicatostylus was named by Lupher and Packard (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: ]. Its type is Plicatostylus gregarius. It is the type genus of Plicatostylidae.
It was synonymized subjectively with Lithiotis by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plicatostylidae by Lupher and Packard (1930) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
It was synonymized subjectively with Lithiotis by Ros-Franch et al. (2014).
It was assigned to Pterioida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Plicatostylidae by Lupher and Packard (1930) and Bouchet et al. (2010).
Species
P. gregarius (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Plicatostylus Lupher and Packard p. 204 |
| 2002 | Plicatostylus Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Plicatostylus Bouchet et al. |
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G. †Plicatostylus Lupher and Packard 1930
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†Plicatostylus gregarius Lupher and Packard 1930
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available