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Gyrolepis quenstedti

Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Gyrolepis quenstedti was named by Dames (1888). It is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Gyrolepis quenstedti Dames
1891Gyrolepis quenstedti Woodward p. 513

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusGyrolepis
speciesquenstedtiDames 1888

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.

†Gyrolepis quenstedti Dames 1888
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Rhaetian or 246.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Spain (Catalonia) Gyrolepis quenstedti (148730)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Gyrolepis quenstedti (31768)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) Gyrolepis quenstedti (31772 31774)