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Torosteus
Taxonomy
Torosteus was named by Gardiner and Miles (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-l Sepkoski's reference number: 916]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Torosteidae.
It was assigned to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Torosteidae by van der Laan (2019).
It was assigned to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Torosteidae by van der Laan (2019).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1990 | Torosteus Gardiner and Miles |
| 2002 | Torosteus Sepkoski |
| 2019 | Torosteus van der Laan p. 31 |
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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. †Torosteus Gardiner and Miles 1990
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†Torosteus pulchellus Gardiner and Miles 1990
†Torosteus tuberculatus Gardiner and Miles 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: Early/Lower Frasnian or 382.31000 to 379.00000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Frasnian | Australia (Western Australia) | T. submarginatus, T. tuberculatus, T. pulchellus (233189) |