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Platyspinites elegans

Coeloscleritophora - Chancelloriida

Taxonomy
Platyspinites elegans was named by Parkhaev and Demidenko (2010). Its type specimen is PIN, no. 4552/2839 and is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Platyspinites elegans Parkhaev and Demidenko p. 907 figs. Pl. 1, fig. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumProblematica
classCoeloscleritophoraBengston and Missarzhevsky 1981
RankNameAuthor
orderChancelloriidaWalcott 1920
genusPlatyspinitesVassiljeva 1985
specieselegans

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.

Platyspinites elegans Parkhaev and Demidenko 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yeso
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-21 09:30:01
Modified: 2009-09-21 22:32:40
Source: o = order, c = class
Reference: Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Meishucunian to the top of the Tommotian or 530.70000 to 521.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Meishucunian - Tommotian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Platyspinites elegans (96449)