Platyscaphokogia n. gen.

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: F764D6F6-9E50-4CA8-8205-941A2E7CE7E9

ETYMOLOGY. — From the combination of the Ancient Greek adjective “platús” (πλατύς), meaning “flat”, with “ Scaphokogia ”, i.e., the name of the type genus of Scaphokogiinae, for highlighting the dorsoventrally flattened morphology of the rostrum of the new form. Gender feminine.

TYPE AND ONLY KNOWN SPECIES. — Platyscaphokogia landinii n. gen., n. sp.

DIAGNOSIS. — Same as for the type species until other species are described.

KNOWN RANGE. — Late Miocene (Messinian) of southern Peru.