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Platysomus parvulus

Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Platysomus parvulus was named by Williamson (1849). Its type specimen is Whereabouts unknown, a dermal scale, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Platysomus parvulus Williamson
1891Platysomus parvulus Woodward p. 546
2021Platysomus parvulus Schultze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPlatysomoidei()
familyPlatysomidae
genusPlatysomus
speciesparvulusWilliamson 1849

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 parvulus Williamson 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available