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Lanarkiidae

Thelodonti - Furcacaudiformes - Lanarkiidae

Taxonomy
Lanarkiidae was named by Obruchev (1949). It is not extant. Its type is Lanarkia.

It was assigned to Thelodontiformes by Obruchev (1949); and to Furcacaudiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Lanarkia (type genus), Phillipsilepis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1949Lanarkiidae Obruchev
2019Lanarkiidae van der Laan p. 21

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassThelodontomorphi(Jackel 1911)
classThelodonti
orderFurcacaudiformes
familyLanarkiidaeObruchev 1949
familyLanarkiidaeObruchev 1949

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. †Lanarkiidae Obruchev 1949
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G. †Lanarkia Traquair 1898
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†Lanarkia horrida Traquair 1898
†Lanarkia lanceolata Märss and Ritchie 1997
†Lanarkia spinosa Traquair 1898
†Lanarkia spinulosa Traquair 1898
G. †Phillipsilepis Märss et al. 2002
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†Phillipsilepis cornuta Märss et al. 2002
†Phillipsilepis crassa Märss et al. 2002
†Phillipsilepis pusilla Märss et al. 2002
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Llandovery to the top of the Ludlow or 443.10000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Lanarkia horrida (90314)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6United Kingdom Lanarkia horrida, Lanarkia lanceolata, Lanarkia spinulosa, Lanarkia spinosa (238429)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) Phillipsilepis crassa, Phillipsilepis cornuta, Phillipsilepis pusilla (237791)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7United Kingdom Lanarkia horrida, Lanarkia spinulosa, Lanarkia spinosa (238430)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Lanarkia sp. (26906)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Lanarkia horrida, Lanarkia lanceolata, Lanarkia spinulosa, Lanarkia spinosa (26896)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7United Kingdom Lanarkia horrida, Lanarkia spinulosa, Lanarkia spinosa (238426)