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Phyllolepida

Placodermi - Phyllolepida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Phyllolepida Stensiö
1975Phyllolepida Denison p. 23
1978Phyllolepida Denison
1999Phyllolepida Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2010Phyllolepida Young p. 527
2011Phyllolepida Long p. 242

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderPhyllolepida()
orderPhyllolepida()

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.

Or. †Phyllolepida Stensiö 1934
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Subor. †Antarctaspina Denison 1975
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Fm. †Antarctaspididae White 1968
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G. †Antarctaspis White 1968
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G. †Potangaspis Zhu et al. 2010
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Potangaspis parvoculatus Zhu et al. 2010
G. †Yujiangolepis Wang and Wang 1998
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Yujiangolepis liujingensis Wang and Wang 1998
Fm. †Gavinaspididae Dupret and Zhu 2008
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G. †Gavinaspis Dupret and Zhu 2008
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Gavinaspis convergens Dupret and Zhu 2008
Subor. †Phyllolepina Denison 1975
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Fm. †Phyllolepidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Cowralepis Ritchie 2005
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Cowralepis mclachlani Ritchie 2005
G. †Pentagonolepis Lohest 1890
G. †Phyllolepis Agassiz 1843
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Phyllolepis concentrica Agassiz 1844
Phyllolepis delicatula Newberry 1889
Phyllolepis konincki Lohest 1888
Phyllolepis nielseni Stensio 1939
Phyllolepis orvini Heintz 1930
Phyllolepis tolli Vasiliauskas 1963
Phyllolepis undulata Lohest 1888
Phyllolepis woodwardi Stensio 1939
G. †Placolepis Ritchie 1984
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Placolepis budawangensis Ritchie 1984
Placolepis harajica Young 2005
Placolepis tingeyi Young 2005
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

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 419.62000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) Gavinaspis convergens (162781)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86Australia (Northern Territory) Placolepis harajica (238742)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China (Guangxi) Yujiangolepis liujingensis (80471)
Pragian - Givetian413.02 - 382.31Australia (Northern Territory) Austrophyllolepis dulciensis (233556)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China Potangaspis parvoculatus (233168)
Emsian - Givetian410.62 - 382.31Antarctica Antarctaspis mcmurdoensis (207077)
Early/Lower Givetian - Middle Givetian387.95 - 383.4Australia (New South Wales) Phyllolepis sp. (238202)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (New South Wales) Cowralepis mclachlani (238071)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Antarctica Placolepis tingeyi, Austrophyllolepis quiltyi (207072)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Austrophyllolepis youngi, Austrophyllolepis ritchiei (225605)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Phyllolepis sp. (239410 239411)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Australia (Victoria) Phyllolepidae indet. (239421)
Early/Lower Frasnian - Middle Frasnian382.31 - 375.2Australia (New South Wales) Placolepis budawangensis (238740)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Latvia Phyllolepis tolli (238744)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom Phyllolepis concentrica, Phyllolepis woodwardi (238708)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Greenland Phyllolepis nielseni, Phyllolepis orvini (238738)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (Somerset) Phyllolepis concentrica (232123)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Phyllolepidae indet. (238265) Phyllolepis rossimontina (35044)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium Phyllolepis undulata (131916)