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Quasipetalichthyidae

Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes - Quasipetalichthyidae

Taxonomy
Quasipetalichthyidae was named by Liu (1991). It is not extant. Its type is Quasipetalichthys.

It was assigned to Placodermi by Liu (1991); to Petalichthyida by Pan et al. (2015); and to Macropetalichthyiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Quasipetalichthyidae Liu
2015Quasipetalichthyidae Pan et al.
2019Quasipetalichthyidae van der Laan p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderMacropetalichthyiformes
familyQuasipetalichthyidae
familyQuasipetalichthyidae

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.

Fm. †Quasipetalichthyidae Liu 1991
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G. †Pauropetalichthys Pan et al. 2015
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Pauropetalichthys magnoculus Pan et al. 2015
G. †Quasipetalichthys Liu 1973
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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
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Frasnian or 419.62000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) Pauropetalichthys magnoculus (162781)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15China (Hunan) Quasipetalichthys haikouensis (233242)