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Asterolepis verrucosa

Placodermi - Asterolepidiformes - Asterolepididae

Taxonomy
Asterolepis verrucosa was named by M'Coy (1848). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. alta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1848Asterolepis verrucosa M'Coy p. 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderAsterolepidiformes
familyAsterolepididaeTraquair 1888
genusAsterolepisEichwald 1840
speciesverrucosa

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.

†Asterolepis verrucosa M'Coy 1848
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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 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Mississippian or 358.86000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Asterolepis verrucosa (132781)