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Bothriolepidae

Placodermi - Antiarcha - Bothriolepidae

Taxonomy
Bothriolepidae was named by Cope (1886). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Antiarcha by Denison (1978) and Weems et al. (1981); and to Antiarchi by Thomson and Thomas (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Bothriolepidae Cope
1978Bothriolepidae Denison
1981Bothriolepidae Weems et al. p. 986
2001Bothriolepidae Thomson and Thomas p. 683

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAntiarchaCope 1885
familyBothriolepidaeCope 1886
familyBothriolepidaeCope 1886

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.

Fm. †Bothriolepidae Cope 1886
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G. †Dianolepis Chang 1965
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Dianolepis liui Chang 1965
G. †Hillsaspis Stensio 1969
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G. †Wudinolepis Chang 1965
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Wudinolepis weni Chang 1965
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available