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Mongolepididae

Chondrichthyes - Mongolepidida - Mongolepididae

Taxonomy
Mongolepididae was named by Karatujute-Talimaa et al. (1990). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Chondrichthyes by Long (2011); and to Mongolepidida by Andreev et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Mongolepididae Karatujute-Talimaa et al.
2011Mongolepididae Long p. 242
2020Mongolepididae Andreev et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderMongolepididaKaratujute-Talimaa et al. 1990
familyMongolepididaeKaratujute-Talimaa et al. 1990
familyMongolepididaeKaratujute-Talimaa et al. 1990

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. †Mongolepididae Karatujute-Talimaa et al. 1990
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G. †Mongolepis Karatajute-Talimaa et al. 1990
G. †Rongolepis Sansom et al. 2000
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Rongolepis cosmetica Sansom et al. 2000
G. †Taklamakanolepis Andreev et al. 2020
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Taklamakanolepis asiaticus Andreev et al. 2020
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 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Xinjiang) Rongolepis cosmetica, Taklamakanolepis asiaticus (182523)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6China (Xinjiang) Rongolepis cosmetica (182525)