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Pholidosteus

Placodermi - Pholidosteidae

Taxonomy
Pholidosteus was named by Jaeckel (1907) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Pholidosteidae.

It was assigned to Pteraspidae by Jordan (1963); to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pholidosteidae by Denison (1978), van der Laan (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Pholidosteus Jaeckel
1963Pholidosteus Jordan p. 585
1978Pholidosteus Denison
2002Pholidosteus Sepkoski
2019Pholidosteus van der Laan p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
familyPholidosteidaeGross 1932
genusPholidosteusJaeckel 1907

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. †Pholidosteus Jaeckel 1907
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Pholidosteus bidorsatus Koenen 1880
Pholidosteus friedeli Jaekel 1907
Pholidosteus laevior Gross 1932
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: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany P. pygmaeus, P. friedeli, P. bidorsatus, P. laevior (233181)