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Platiferostroma

Stromatoporoidea - Labechiida - Platiferostromatidae

Taxonomy
Platiferostroma was named by Khalfina and Yavorsky (1973) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame]. It is the type genus of Platiferostromatidae.

It was assigned to Stromatoceriidae by Stearn et al. (1999); to Stromatoporoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platiferostromatidae by Webby (2015).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Platiferostroma Khalfina and Yavorsky
1999Platiferostroma Stearn et al.
2002Platiferostroma Sepkoski
2015Platiferostroma Webby p. 729

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
phylumPoriferaGrant 1836
classStromatoporoidea(Nicholson and Murie 1878)
RankNameAuthor
orderLabechiidaKühn 1927
familyPlatiferostromatidaeKhalfina and Yakorsky 1973
genusPlatiferostromaKhalfina and Yavorsky 1973

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.

G. †Platiferostroma Khalfina and Yavorsky 1973
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available