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Asterolepis ornata

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Asterolepididae

Taxonomy
Asterolepis ornata was named by Eichwald (1840).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Asterolepis ornata Eichwald
1891Asterolepis ornata Woodward p. 204
1902Asterolepis ornata Hay p. 342
1978Asterolepis ornata Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAntiarchiformes
suborderYunnanolepidoidei
infraorderEuantiarcha(Janvier and Pan 1982)
familyAsterolepididaeTraquair 1888
genusAsterolepisEichwald 1840
speciesornata

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 ornata Eichwald 1840
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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
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 383.40000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Latvia (Cesis) Asterolepis ornata (135959)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Latvia Asterolepis ornata (225777)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation Asterolepis ornata (90343)