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Osteolepis macrolepidotus

Osteolepididae

Taxonomy
Osteolepis macrolepidotus was named by Agassiz (1835).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Osteolepis macrolepidotus Agassiz
1836Osteolepis macrolepidotus Agassiz figs. Pl 2b, figs 1-4; pl 2c, figs 5,6
1891Osteolepis macrolepidotus Woodward p. 368 figs. pl. xiii, fig. 1
2016Osteolepis macrolepidotus Borgen and Nakrem

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassOsteolepidida(Boulenger 1901)
familyOsteolepididae
subfamilyOsteolepidinae
genusOsteolepisValenciennes 1829
speciesmacrolepidotusAgassiz 1835

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.

†Osteolepis macrolepidotus Agassiz 1835
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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

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom Osteolepis macrolepidotus (238085)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Osteolepis macrolepidotus (226058 226059 226060 226061)