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Platystrophia
Taxonomy
Platystrophia was named by King (1850) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren S Wenl-u Sepkoski's reference number: 5,25]. Its type is Platystrophia costata.
It was assigned to Platystrophinae by Neuman (1964); to Plectorthidae by Macomber (1970) and Howe (1988); to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platystrophiidae by Williams et al. (2000) and Zuykov and Harper (2007).
It was assigned to Platystrophinae by Neuman (1964); to Plectorthidae by Macomber (1970) and Howe (1988); to Orthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Platystrophiidae by Williams et al. (2000) and Zuykov and Harper (2007).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Sister genera
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1850 | Platystrophia King p. 106 |
| 1964 | Platystrophia Neuman |
| 1970 | Platystrophia Macomber |
| 1988 | Platystrophia Howe p. 213 |
| 2000 | Platystrophia Williams et al. p. 775 |
| 2002 | Platystrophia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Platystrophia Zuykov and Harper |
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