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Enseosteus

Placodermi - Selenosteidae

Taxonomy
Enseosteus was named by Jaeckel (1919) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Selenosteidae by Denison (1978), Rücklin (2011).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1919Enseosteus Jaeckel
1978Enseosteus Denison
2002Enseosteus Sepkoski
2011Enseosteus Rücklin p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
EubrachythoraciMiles 1971
familySelenosteidaeDean 1901
genusEnseosteusJaeckel 1919

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. †Enseosteus Jaeckel 1919
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Enseosteus hermanni Stensiö 1959
Enseosteus jaekeli Gross 1932
Enseosteus marocanensis Rücklin 2011
Enseosteus pachyostoides Stensiö 1959
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Morocco E. marocanensis (233172)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany E. hermani, E. pachyosteides, E. jaekeli (233181)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Germany E. hermanni (233162)