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Orbitoplax plafkeri
Taxonomy
Orbitoplax plafkeri was named by Tucker and Feldmann (1990). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kayak Island, Poul Creek FM., Alaska, which is in an Oligocene/Miocene offshore sandstone/siltstone in the Poul Creek Formation of Alaska. It is the type species of Orbitoplax.
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1990 | Orbitoplax plafkeri Tucker and Feldmann p. 421 |
2010 | Orbitoplax plafkeri Schweitzer et al. p. 134 |
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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.
†Orbitoplax plafkeri Tucker and Feldmann 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available