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Platinx

Actinopteri - Clupeiformes - Clupeoidei

Taxonomy
Platinx was named by Agassiz (1835) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915].

It was assigned to Scomberoidei by Agassiz (1835); to Chirocentridae by Woodward (1901); to Crossognathiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pachyrhizodontidae by Carnevale et al. (2014) and Bannikov (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Platinx Agassiz p. 36ff
1901Platinx Woodward p. 89
2002Platinx Sepkoski
2014Platinx Bannikov p. 25
2014Platinx Carnevale et al. p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossocephalai
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
Clupei
orderClupeiformesBleeker 1859
familyClupeoidei(Bleeker 1859)
familyChirocentridaeCuvier and Valenciennes 1846
genusPlatinx

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. †Platinx Agassiz 1835
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Platinx elongatus Agassiz 1835
Platinx gigas Volta 1796
Platinx macropterus Blainville 1818
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:03:52
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:03:52
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Italy P. macropterus (94830)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Turkmenistan P. cognitus (186444)