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Pachyosteina (disused)

Placodermi

Taxonomy
Pachyosteida was named by Obruchev (1964).

It was reranked as the suborder Pachyosteina by Denison (1975), Denison (1978).

It was assigned to Euarthrodira by Obruchev (1964); and to Arthrodira by Denison (1975), Denison (1978).

Entered
by M. Carrano on 2008-02-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Pachyosteida Obruchev p. 204
1975Pachyosteina Denison p. 23
1978Pachyosteina Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
suborderPachyosteina()
suborderPachyosteina()

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.

Subor. †Pachyosteina Obruchev 1964
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Invalid names: Erromenosteidae Obruchev 1964 [empty], Hussakofiidae Obruchev 1964 [empty]
Diagnosis
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