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Platysomus nathorsti

Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Platysomus nathorsti was named by Stensiö (1921). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Sticky Keep, which is in a Smithian marine shale in the Kongressfjellet Formation of Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Platysomus nathorsti Stensiö p. 251 figs. Pl. 27, Fig. 4; Pl. 28, Fig. 2; Pl. 32, Fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPlatysomoidei()
familyPlatysomidae
genusPlatysomus
speciesnathorsti

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Platysomus nathorsti Stensiö 1921
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Diagnosis
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