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Platylithophycus
Taxonomy
Platylithophycus was named by Johnson and Howell (1948). It is not extant. Its type is Platylithophycus cretaceum.
It was assigned to Sepiida by Miller and Walker (1968); to Codiaceae by Andrews (1970); and to Elasmobranchii by Bronson and Maisey (2018).
It was assigned to Sepiida by Miller and Walker (1968); to Codiaceae by Andrews (1970); and to Elasmobranchii by Bronson and Maisey (2018).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1948 | Platylithophycus Johnson and Howell |
| 1968 | Platylithophycus Miller and Walker p. 180 |
| 1970 | Platylithophycus Andrews |
| 2018 | Platylithophycus Bronson and Maisey p. 745 |
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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.
G. †Platylithophycus Johnson and Howell 1948
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†Platylithophycus cretaceus Johnson and Howell 1948
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available