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Platalearostrum
Taxonomy
Platalearostrum was named by Post and Kompanje (2010). Its type is Platalearostrum hoekmani.
It was assigned to Orcininae by Post and Kompanje (2010); to Globicephalinae by Marx et al. (2016); and to Delphinidae by Berta (2017).
It was assigned to Orcininae by Post and Kompanje (2010); to Globicephalinae by Marx et al. (2016); and to Delphinidae by Berta (2017).
Species
P. hoekmani (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2010 | Platalearostrum Post and Kompanje p. 2 figs. Figs. 1-2 |
| 2016 | Platalearostrum Marx et al. p. 141 |
| 2017 | Platalearostrum Berta p. 164 |
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G. †Platalearostrum Post and Kompanje 2010
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†Platalearostrum hoekmani Post and Kompanje 2010 [Hoekman’s blunt-snouted dolphin]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available