Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Sphaerolepis arctata

Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Peplorhina arctata was named by Cope (1877).

It was recombined as Sphaerolepis arctata by Case (1900).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Peplorhina arctata Cope p. 55
1900Sphaerolepis arctata Case
1902Peplorhina arctata Hay p. 364

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
genusSphaerolepisFrič 1877
speciesarctata()

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.

†Sphaerolepis arctata Cope 1877
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Leonardian to the top of the Artinskian or 286.00000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Oklahoma) Sphaerolepis arctata (79402)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01USA (Oklahoma) Sphaerolepis arctata (87054 180990)