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Ptycholepis avus

Ptycholepiformes - Ptycholepididae

Taxonomy
Ptycholepis avus was named by Kner (1866). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Raibl, Carinthia (Stur collection), which is in a Julian basinal (carbonate) limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Ptycholepis avus Kner p. 167 figs. Pl 2, fig 2
1895Ptycholepis avus Woodward p. 323

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderPtycholepiformes
familyPtycholepididaeBrough 1939
genusPtycholepis
speciesavus

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.

†Ptycholepis avus Kner 1866
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Diagnosis
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