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Bothriolepis major

Placodermi - Bothriolepidiformes - Bothriolepididae

Taxonomy
Pterichthys major was named by Agassiz (1844).

It was recombined as Bothriolepis major by Woodward (1891), Denison (1978).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Pterichthys major Agassiz p. 133
1891Bothriolepis major Woodward p. 226 figs. pl. vi, figs. 5-8
1978Bothriolepis major 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
speciesmajor(Agassiz 1844)

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 major Agassiz 1844
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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: base of the Middle Frasnian to the top of the Famennian or 379.00000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Frasnian - Late/Upper Frasnian379.0 - 372.15United Kingdom Bothriolepis major (239413)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom Bothriolepis major (238860)