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Platax
Taxonomy
Platax was named by Cuvier (1817) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Chaetodontes by Agassiz (1835); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Chaetodontes by Agassiz (1835); and to Perciformes by Sepkoski (2002).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1817 | Platax Cuvier |
| 1835 | Platax Agassiz p. 41ff |
| 2002 | Platax Sepkoski, Jr. |
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