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Psarolepis

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Psarolepis was named by Yu (1998). It is not extant. It was considered monophyletic by Yu (1998).

It was assigned to Dipnomorpha by Yu (1998); and to Sarcopterygii by Cloutier and Arratia (2004), Nelson et al. (2016).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Psarolepis Yu
2004Psarolepis Cloutier and Arratia
2016Psarolepis Nelson et al. p. 102

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
genusPsarolepis

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.

G. †Psarolepis Yu 1998
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Psarolepis romeri Yu 1998
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pridoli to the top of the Lochkovian or 422.70000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62China (Junnan) P. sp. (182559)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) P. romeri (162781)