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Grossilepis

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Bothriolepididae

Taxonomy
Grossilepis was named by Stensiö (1948). It is not extant. Its type is Grossilepis tuberculata.

It was assigned to Bothriolepidae by Denison (1978); and to Bothriolepididae by Lukševičs (2001).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Grossilepis Stensiö
1978Grossilepis Denison
2001Grossilepis Lukševičs

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAntiarchiformes
suborderYunnanolepidoidei
infraorderEuantiarcha(Janvier and Pan 1982)
familyBothriolepididaeCope 1886
genusGrossilepisStensiö 1948

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.

G. †Grossilepis Stensiö 1948
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Grossilepis brandi Miles 1968
Grossilepis spinosa Gross 1942
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: or 382.70000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia G. spinosa (225777)