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Gyroplacosteus

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Holonematidae

Taxonomy
Gyroplacosteus was named by Obrutschev (1930) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-l Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Holonematidae by Denison (1978); and to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Gyroplacosteus Obrutschev
1978Gyroplacosteus Denison
2002Gyroplacosteus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
familyHolonematidaeObruchev 1932
genusGyroplacosteusObrutschev 1930

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. †Gyroplacosteus Obrutschev 1930
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Gyroplacosteus butovi Obruchev 1932
Gyroplacosteus panderi Obruchev 1932
Gyroplacosteus vialowi Kulczycki 1957
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: Middle Frasnian or 379.00000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) G. sp. (226394)