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Platylaemus

Actinopteri - Labriformes - Labridae

Taxonomy
Platylaemus was named by Dixon (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-m-l Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Platylaemus colei.

It was assigned to Labridae by Dixon (1850) and White (1926); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. colei (type species), P. nigeriensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Platylaemus Dixon p. 112
1926Platylaemus White p. 64
2002Platylaemus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderLabriformes
familyLabridae(Cuvier 1816)
genusPlatylaemus

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. †Platylaemus Dixon 1850
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†Platylaemus colei Dixon 1850
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) P. colei (8050)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Nigeria P. nigeriensis (60711)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) P. colei (41994 41996) P. sp., P. colei (41888 41989 41992 41998)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0Nigeria P. nigeriensis (32905)