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Platyhelia

Tenison Woods 1880, p.15

Type Species

Platyhelia distans Tenison Woods 1880, p.16, pl.16; Original Designation Tenison Woods 1880, p.15

Type Specimen: Holotype; NZGS CO 702; Verified; Dry Preserved

Type Locality: GS 9460, J41/f8390, Oamaru, New Zealand (Miocene)

This particular specimen is from the Mount Harris Formation, which is Altonian (19 - 15.9 my) in age.

Distribution

  • Australasia; Miocene
Source: Paleobiology database (accessed June 19th, 2012). Historical distribution: Upper Oligocene-Miocene., New Zealand (Wells, 1956). Distribution compiled by Matthew Tibbits.

This page has been in preparation since 31-Dec-2010 17:41

This version was contributed by Ann Budd on 20-Jun-2012 19:01.

Page authors are: Ann Budd. Please contact the editor if you would like to contribute to the diagnosis of this taxon.

The editor is: Ann Budd


holotype of Platyhelia distans Tenison Woods
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holotype of Platyhelia distans Tenison Woods
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