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Phaneropleuridae

Osteichthyes - Dipteriformes - Phaneropleuridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Phaneropleurini Huxley p. 23
1887Phaneropleuridae Cope p. 1018
1902Phaneropleuridae Hay p. 352
1940Scaumenaciidae Berg p. 385
1963Phaneropleuridae Jordan p. 610
1990Phaneropleuridae Campbell and Barwick
1993Phaneropleuridae Schultze
2004Phaneropleuridae Schultze p. 474
2016Phaneropleuridae Nelson et al. p. 108
2019Phaneropleuridae van der Laan p. 89

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipteriformes
familyPhaneropleuridae(Huxley)
familyPhaneropleuridae(Huxley)

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. †Phaneropleuridae Huxley
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G. †Pentlandia Watson and Day 1916
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Pentlandia macroptera Watson and Day 1916
G. †Phaneropleuron Huxley 1861
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Phaneropleuron andersoni Huxley 1861
Phaneropleuron curtum Whiteaves 1881
Phaneropleuron elegans Traquair 1889
G. †Scaumenacia Whiteaves 1881
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Scaumenacia curta Whiteaves 1881
Invalid names: Scaumenaciidae Berg 1940 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: lagoonal, marine, brackish, freshwatersubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2026-03-22 14:39:02
Modified: 2026-03-22 14:39:02
Source: subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Truuver and Meidla 2015, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Brigantian or 440.50000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Norway Pentlandia sp. (13845)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6USA (Wisconsin) Pentlandia glypta (13069)
Wenlock - Silurian432.9 - 419.62USA (Wisconsin) Pentlandia glypta (13040)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (Scotland) Pentlandia macroptera, Pentlandia macropterus (238522)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Scaumenacia curta (179176)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom Phaneropleuron andersoni (238708)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Phaneropleuron elegans (229937)