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Grossilepis

Placodermi - Bothriolepidiformes - 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
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderBothriolepidiformes
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 rikiki Olive 2015
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
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 383.40000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Latvia G. spinosa (225777)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15United Kingdom G. brandi (239908)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation G. tuberculata (239150)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Latvia G. spinosa (178741 239135) G. tuberculata (239143)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium G. rikiki (131916)