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Bothriolepis ornata

Placodermi - Bothriolepidiformes - Bothriolepididae

Taxonomy
Bothriolepis ornata was named by Eichwald (1840). It is the type species of Bothriolepis.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. cf, B. kwantungensis, B. nitidus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Bothriolepis ornata Eichwald p. 79
1891Bothriolepis ornata Woodward p. 225
1902Bothriolepis ornata Hay p. 343
1978Bothriolepis ornata Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderBothriolepidiformes
familyBothriolepididaeCope 1886
genusBothriolepisEichwald 1840
speciesornataEichwald 1840

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.

†Bothriolepis 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
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Latvia Bothriolepis ornata (176220 238744)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Russian Federation Bothriolepis ornata (239152)