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Platysomus circularis

Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Platysomus circularis was named by Newberry and Worthen (1870). Its type specimen is UIMNH UIX-489 and FMNH UF 593 (counterpart), a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Platysomus circularis Newberry and Worthen p. 347 figs. pl. IV, fig. 2
1891Platysomus lacovianus Cope
1902Platysomus circularis Hay p. 369
1902Platysomus lacovianus Hay p. 369
1903Platysomus circularis Eastman p. 192 figs. pl. 5, fig. 51

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPlatysomoidei()
familyPlatysomidae
genusPlatysomus
speciescircularisNewberry and Worthen 1870

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.

†Platysomus circularis Newberry and Worthen 1870
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Invalid names: Platysomus lacovianus Cope 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available