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Parabuchanosteus

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Parabuchanosteidae

Taxonomy
Parabuchanosteus was named by Young (1979) [Sepkoski's age data: D Emsi Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Parabuchanosteidae.

It was assigned to Buchanosteidae by Denison (1978); to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Parabuchanosteidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Parabuchanosteus Denison
1979Parabuchanosteus Young
2002Parabuchanosteus Sepkoski
2019Parabuchanosteus 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
familyParabuchanosteidaeLong et al. 2014
genusParabuchanosteus

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. †Parabuchanosteus Young 1979
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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: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) P. murrumbidgeensis (238660)