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Pycnosteus

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae

Taxonomy
Pycnosteus was named by Preobrajenski (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u Sepkoski's reference number: 689].

It was assigned to Psammosteidae by Jordan (1963); and to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Pycnosteus Preobrajenski
1963Pycnosteus Jordan p. 585
2002Pycnosteus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyPsammosteidaeTraquair 1896
genusPycnosteusPreobrajenski 1911

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. †Pycnosteus Preobrajenski 1911
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Pycnosteus obruchevi Halstead Tarlo 1964
Pycnosteus palaeformis Preobrazhensky 1911
Pycnosteus pauli Mark-Kurik 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 393.47000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Russian Federation P. sp. (90332)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia P. sp. (225793)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus P. sp. (225881 225882)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia P. palaeformis (225850) P. pauli, P. palaeformis (225802)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Belarus P. sp. (225886)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia P. palaeformis (225804) P. pauli (225803) P. tuberculatus (225851)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belarus (Brest) P. sp. (242244)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belarus (Gormel) P. sp. (242242)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Estonia P. pauli, P. palaeformis (239664)