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Holoptychius americanus

Osteichthyes - Porolepidiformes - Holoptychiidae

Taxonomy
Holoptychius americanus was named by Leidy (1843). It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Holoptychius americanus Leidy
1891Holoptychius americanus Woodward p. 325
1902Holoptychius americanus Hay p. 358

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderPorolepidimorpha
orderPorolepidiformes(Jarvik 1942)
familyHoloptychiidae
genusHoloptychius
speciesamericanusLeidy 1843

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Frasnian to the top of the Famennian or 382.31000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Holoptychius americanus (239111)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (Pennsylvania) Holoptychius americanus (164509)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Norway Holoptychius americanus (154904)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Holoptychius americanus (164511)