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Incisoscutum

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Camuropiscidae

Taxonomy
Incisoscutum was named by Dennis and Miles (1981) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-l Sepkoski's reference number: 916]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Incisoscutidae by Long (1994); to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Camuropiscidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Incisoscutum Dennis and Miles
1994Gogosteus Long
1994Incisoscutum Long
2002Incisoscutum Sepkoski
2019Incisoscutum van der Laan p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
Coccosteomorphi
familyCamuropiscidaeDennis and Miles 1979
genusIncisoscutumDennis and Miles 1981

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. †Incisoscutum Dennis and Miles 1981
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Incisoscutum ritchiei DENNIS and MILES 1981
Incisoscutum sarahae Long 1994
Invalid names: Gogosteus Long 1994 [synonym]
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: Early/Lower Frasnian or 382.31000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) I. ritchei, I. ritchiei (233189)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Gogosteus sarahae (136090)