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Pterichthyodes milleri

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Asterolepididae

Taxonomy
Pterichthys milleri was named by Agassiz (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Pterichthys.

It was recombined as Pterichthyodes milleri by Hay (1902) and Denison (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Pterichthys milleri Agassiz p. xxii figs. pl i-ii
1859Pterichthys milleri Owen p. 121
1891Pterichthys milleri Woodward p. 212 figs. pl. x, figs. 2-7
1902Pterichthyodes milleri Hay p. 343
1978Pterichthyodes milleri 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
genusPterichthyodesBleeker 1859
speciesmilleri(Agassiz 1841)

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.

†Pterichthyodes milleri Agassiz 1841
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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: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7United Kingdom Pterichthyodes milleri (238085 238087)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Pterichthyodes milleri (226058 226059 226060 226061)