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Pteroplatea lapislutosa
Taxonomy
Pteroplatea lapislutosa was named by David (1943). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is White Point, which is in a Barstovian marine shale in the Monterey Formation of California.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1943 | Pteroplatea lapislutosa David p. 81 figs. Plate 11, Fig. 2 |
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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.
†Pteroplatea lapislutosa David 1943
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| L. R. David 1943 | Discabout1Jaslongashalfitswidth;tail2§inlength of disc. About 110 pectoral radii, 20 to 22 ventral radii. 65 + 115 (tail) = 180 vertebrae. |