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Holoptychius decoratus

Osteichthyes - Porolepidiformes - Holoptychiidae

Taxonomy

No taxonomic data are available

Sister species
Gyrolepis (Holoptychius) giganteus, H. americanus, H. bergmanni, H. filosus, H. flabellatus, H. flemingi, H. granulatus, H. hallii, H. hopkinsii, H. ishora, H. jarviki, H. latus, H. nobilissimus, H. pustulosus, H. quebecensis, H. scheii, H. serrulatus, H. taylori, H. tuberculatus
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. dewalquei, H. noblissimus

Synonymy list
No taxonomic opinions are available

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderPorolepidimorpha
orderPorolepidiformes(Jarvik 1942)
familyHoloptychiidae
genusHoloptychius
speciesdecoratus

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.

Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
No ecological data are available

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15United Kingdom Holoptychius decoratus (239215)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15United Kingdom (Scotland) Holoptychius decoratus (176215)