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Taxonomy
Platyphoca vulgaris was named by Van Beneden (1876) [No type specimen number listed by Van Beneden (1876). IRSNB 1117 Ct. M 210 is the lectotypes (Koretsky & Ray, 2008).]. Its type specimen is IRSNB 1117 Ct. M. 210, a limb element (left humerus), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sable Superieur d'Anvers, which is in a Zanclean offshore shelf sandstone in the Kattendijk Formation of Belgium.
It was recombined as Phoca (Platyphoca) vulgaris by Trouessart (1898), Trouessart (1904) and Friant (1947).
It was recombined as Phoca (Platyphoca) vulgaris by Trouessart (1898), Trouessart (1904) and Friant (1947).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1874 | Platyphoca vulgaris Vanden Broeck p. 199 |
1876 | Platyphoca vulgaris Van Beneden p. 798 |
1898 | Phoca (Platyphoca) vulgaris Trouessart p. 383 |
1904 | Phoca (Platyphoca) vulgaris Trouessart p. 285 |
1922 | Platyphoca vulgaris Kellogg p. 117 |
1947 | Phoca (Platyphoca) vulgaris Friant p. 7 |
1976 | Platyphoca vulgaris Ray p. 394 |
2001 | Platyphoca vulgaris Koretsky p. 86 |
2003 | Platyphoca vulgaris Deméré et al. p. 49 figs. Fig. 3.3 |
2008 | Platyphoca vulgaris Koretsky and Barnes p. 549 |
2008 | Platyphoca vulgaris Koretsky and Ray p. 84 |
2014 | Platyphoca vulgaris Koretsky et al. p. 426 |
2022 | Platyphoca vulgaris Berta et al. p. 8 figs. Table 1 |
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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.
†Platyphoca vulgaris Van Beneden 1876
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, c = class, uc = unranked clade | |||||
References: Carreño and Cronin 1993, Nowak 1991, Gingerich 2003, Hendy et al. 2009 |
Age range: Zanclean or 5.33300 to 3.60000 Ma
Collections (3 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | Platyphoca vulgaris (52582) | |
Zanclean | Belgium (Antwerpen) | Platyphoca vulgaris (type locality: 57701) | |
Pliocene | Belgium (Antwerpen) | Platyphoca vulgaris (67023) |