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Helenolepis

Thelodonti - Helenolepididae

Taxonomy
Helenolepis was named by Karatajute-Talimaa (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: S Prid Sepkoski's reference number: 746]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Helenolepididae.

It was assigned to Katoporididae by Soehn et al. (2001); to Thelodontiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Helenolepididae by van der Laan (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Helenolepis Karatajute-Talimaa
2001Helenolepis Soehn et al. p. 656
2002Helenolepis Sepkoski
2019Helenolepis van der Laan p. 20

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassThelodontomorphi(Jackel 1911)
classThelodonti
familyHelenolepididaeWilson and Marss 2009
genusHelenolepis

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. †Helenolepis Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
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Helenolepis multicostata Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
Helenolepis navicularis Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
Helenolepis obruchevi Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
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 Wenlock to the top of the Pridoli or 432.90000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Russian Federation H. multicostata, H. navicularis, H. obruchevi (239408)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Russian Federation H. sp. (24781)
Pridoli - Helderbergian422.7 - 393.47Russian Federation H. sp. (24785)