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Heterosteus

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Heterosteidae

Taxonomy
Heterosteus was named by Asmuss (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant. Its type is Heterosteus asmussi.

It was assigned to Chelonichthyidae by Jordan (1963); to Heterosteidae by Denison (1978); and to Arthrodira by Woodward (1891) and Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Heterosteus Asmuss
1891Heterosteus Woodward p. 308
1963Heterosteus Jordan p. 588
1978Heterosteus Denison
2002Heterosteus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyHeterosteoideaDenison 1984
familyHeterosteidaeJaekel 1903
genusHeterosteusAsmuss 1856

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. †Heterosteus Asmuss 1856
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Heterosteus asmussi Agassiz 1844
Heterosteus convexus Asmuss 1856
Heterosteus groenlandicus Stensio 1938
Heterosteus ingens Asmuss 1856
Heterosteus rhenanus Gross 1933
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available