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Porolepidiformes

Osteichthyes - Porolepidiformes

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Porolepiformes Jarvik
1992Porolepiformes Young et al.
1999Porolepiformes Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2000Porolepiformes Schultze
2006Porolepiformes Vorobyeva
2011Porolepiformes Long p. 244
2016Porolepiformes Nelson et al. p. 106
2019Porolepidiformes van der Laan p. 88
2020Porolepiformes Mondéjar‐Fernández et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderPorolepidimorpha
orderPorolepidiformes(Jarvik 1942)
orderPorolepidiformes(Jarvik 1942)

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. †Porolepidiformes Jarvik 1942
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G. †Durialepis Otto 2007
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†Durialepis edentatus Otto 2007
G. †Hamodus Obruchev 1933
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†Hamodus luktevitshi Obruchev 1933
G. †Heimenia Ørvig 1969
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†Heimenia ensi Orvig 1969
†Heimenia ensis Ørvig 1969
Fm. †Holoptychiidae Owen 1859
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G. †Apedodus Leidy 1856
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†Apedodus priscus Leidy 1856
G. †Duffichthys Ahlberg 1992
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†Duffichthys mirabilis Ahlberg 1992
G. †Glyptolepis Agassiz 1843
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†Glyptolepis baltica Gross 1936
†Glyptolepis elegans Agassiz 1844
†Glyptolepis groenlandica Jarvik 1973
†Glyptolepis leptopterus Agassiz 1844
†Glyptolepis paucidens Agassiz 1844
G. †Holoptychius Agassiz 1843
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†Holoptychius bergmanni Downs et al. 2013
†Holoptychius filosus Cope 1892
†Holoptychius flemingi Agassiz 1844
†Holoptychius granulatus Newberry 1889
†Holoptychius hallii Newberry 1889
†Holoptychius hopkinsii M'Coy 1848
†Holoptychius ishora Jaekel 1929
†Holoptychius jarviki Cloutier and Schultze 1996
†Holoptychius latus Cope 1897
†Holoptychius nobilissimus Agassiz 1835
†Holoptychius pustulosus Newberry 1889
†Holoptychius quebecensis Whiteaves 1889
†Holoptychius scheii Kiaer 1915
†Holoptychius taylori Cloutier and Schultze 1996
†Holoptychius tuberculatus Newberry 1889
G. †Laccognathus Gross 1941
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†Laccognathus embryi Downs et al. 2011
†Laccognathus grossi Vorobyeva 2006
†Laccognathus panderi Gross 1941
G. †Nasogaluakus Schultze 2000
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†Nasogaluakus chorni Schultze 2000
G. †Quebecius Schultze and Arsenault 1987
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†Quebecius quebecensis Whiteaves 1889
Invalid names: Cyclodipterini [synonym], Dendrodus Owen 1841 [nomen dubium]
G. †Paraglyptolepis Vorobyeva 1987
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†Paraglyptolepis karkiensis Vorobyeva 1987
Fm. †Porolepididae Berg 1940
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G. †Porolepis Woodward 1891
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†Porolepis brevis Jarvik 1942
†Porolepis elongata Jarvik 1942
†Porolepis foxi Johanson et al. 2013
†Porolepis hefteri Gross 1935
†Porolepis kureikensis Vorobyeva 1963
†Porolepis siegenensis Gross 1935
†Porolepis spitbergensis Jarvik 1942
†Porolepis uralensis Obrutchev 1938
G. †Pseudosauripterus Ball et al. 1961
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†Pseudosauripterus anglicus Woodward 1888
Fm. †Ventalepididae Lebedev and Luksevics 2018
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G. †Ventalepis Schultze 1980
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†Ventalepis ketleriensis Schultze 1980
Invalid names: Holoptychiiformes [synonym]
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Mississippian or 413.02000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (84 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Belarus (Vitebsk) Porolepis sp. (232499)
Siegen413.02 - 410.62Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Porolepiformes indet. (232143)
Pragian - Eifelian413.02 - 387.95Australia (New South Wales) Porolepis foxi (235896)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Alken) Porolepis sp. (27049)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Vitebsk) Porolepididae indet. (232877)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northern Territories) Nasogaluakus sp., Heimenia sp. (233061)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Northwest Territories) Nasogaluakus chorni (136240)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Gormel) Glyptolepis sp. (232957)
Emsian - Eifelian410.62 - 387.95Australia (Queensland) Holoptychiidae indet. (196702)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia Porolepis sp. (226510)
Early/Lower Eifelian393.47 - 390.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Heimenia ensis (239547)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia Glyptolepis spp. (225792 225793 225794) Glyptolepis spp., Porolepis sp. (225791)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Glyptolepis leptopterus (226059 226061) Glyptolepis paucidens, Glyptolepis leptopterus (226058) Glyptolepis paucides, Holoptychius sp. (226060)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom Glyptolepis leptopterus (238085)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Latvia Glyptolepis spp. (225795 225796 225797)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Greenland Glyptolepis groenlandica (238275)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Belarus Glyptolepis sp. (225886)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia Glyptolepis spp. (225802 225850)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Glyptolepis karksiensis, Hamodus lutkevitshi, Holoptychiidae indet. (225851) Glyptolepis spp. (225803) Glyptolepis spp., Holoptychiidae 1 Ahlberg (225804)
Early/Lower Givetian - Middle Givetian387.95 - 383.4Australia (New South Wales) Holoptychiidae indet. (238202)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Antarctica Porolepiformes indet. (207072)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom Glyptolepis paucidens (238521)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Porolepiformes indet. (225605)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15Russian Federation Glyptolepis sp., Laccognathus sp. (239155)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4Belarus Glyptolepis sp., Laccognathus sp. (225887)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4United Kingdom Glyptolepis sp. (238519)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Belarus Glyptolepis sp., Holoptychius sp. (225888)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Estonia Glyptolepis spp., Hamodus lutkevitshi, Laccognathus sp. (225778)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Latvia Glyptolepis baltica, Laccognathus panderi, Laccognathus grossi (225777)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Australia (Victoria) Glyptolepis sp. (239421)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Canada (Nunavut) Laccognathus embryi, Holoptychius bergmanni (238424)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Iran Holoptychiidae indet. (226048)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation Glyptolepis sp., Laccognathus sp., Holoptychius sp. (90343)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Holoptychius americanus (239111)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Arizona) Holoptychius sp. (238077)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Pennsylvania) Holoptychius americanus, Holoptychius filosus (164509)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Canada (Quebec) Holoptychiidae sp. indet., Quebecius quebecensis, Holoptychius jarviki (179176)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Colorado) Holoptychiidae indet. (238486 238491) Holoptychiidae indet., Holoptychius giganteus (238488) Holoptychius giganteus (238489) Holoptychius sp., Holoptychius giganteus (207898)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15United Kingdom Holoptychius nobilissimus, Holoptychius giganteus (239215)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation Glyptolepis sp., Holoptychius sp. (239134)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Holoptychus latus (165525)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Colombia (Boyacá) Holoptychiidae indet. (211928)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86United Kingdom Holoptychius sp. (239213)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Norway Holoptychius nobilissimus, Holoptychius giganteus, Holoptychius americanus (154904)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Glyptolepis sp., Holoptychius giganteus (226394)
Middle Frasnian - Late/Upper Frasnian379.0 - 372.15United Kingdom Holoptychius giganteus (239413)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15United Kingdom (Scotland) Holoptychius nobilissimus, Holoptychius giganteus (176215)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Latvia Glyptolepis dellei, Holoptychius nobilissimus (238744) Holoptychius nobilissimus (176220) Holoptychius nobilissimus, Ventalepis ketleriensis (238206)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Holoptychiidae indet. (239487) Holoptychius giganteus, Holoptychius americanus, Holoptychus serrulatus (164511)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Belarus (Homel) Porolepiformes indet. (232528)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (New South Wales) Holoptychius sp. (238074)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom Holoptychius flemingi (238708) Holoptychius nobilissimus (238860 239214) Holoptychius sp. (238865 238866)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (Somerset) Holoptychius nobilissimus, Holoptychius giganteus (232123)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation Glyptolepis dellei, Holoptychius nobilissimus (238703)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) Glyptolepis dellei (226045)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Ireland Glyptolepis elegans (32230)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Russian Federation (Tulskaya Oblast) Holoptychius sp. (176224)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium (Namur) Glyptolepis multistriatus, Glyptolepis radians, Holoptychius dewalquei (225613) Holoptychius flemingi (32276)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium (Liege) Holoptychius sp. (208029)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Holoptychiidae indet. (238265)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Holoptychius hopkinsii (132729)