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Pseudopetalichthyida

Placodermi - Pseudopetalichthyida

Taxonomy
Pseudopetalichthida was named by Denison (1975). It is not extant.

It was corrected as Pseudopetalichthyida by Denison (1975), Denison (1978), Dineley and Metcalf (1999) and Young (2010).

It was assigned to Placodermi by Denison (1975); and to Placodermi by Denison (1978), Dineley and Metcalf (1999), Sepkoski (2002) and Young (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Pseudopetalichthida Denison
1975Pseudopetalichthyida Denison p. 23
1978Pseudopetalichthyida Denison
1999Pseudopetalichthyida Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2002Pseudopetalichthida Sepkoski
2010Pseudopetalichthyida Young p. 527

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderPseudopetalichthyida(Denison 1975)
orderPseudopetalichthyida(Denison 1975)

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.

Or. †Pseudopetalichthyida Denison 1975
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Fm. †Paraplesiobatidae Berg 1940
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G. †Paraplesiobatis Broili 1933
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G. †Pseudopetalichthys Moy-Thomas 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Paraplesiobatis heinrichsi (26904)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Pseudopetalichthys problematicus (26903)