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Jiangxilepis

Placodermi - Bothriolepidiformes - Dianolepididae

Taxonomy
Jiangxilepis was named by Zhang and Liu (1991) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame].

It was assigned to Jiangxilepidae by Zhang and Liu (1991); to Antiarcha by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dianolepididae by van der Laan (2019).

Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by J. Flannery-Sutherland on 2025-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Jiangxilepis Zhang and Liu
2002Jiangxilepus Sepkoski
2019Jiangxilepis van der Laan p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderBothriolepidiformes
familyDianolepididae
genusJiangxilepis

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. †Jiangxilepis Zhang and Liu 1991
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Jiangxilepis longibrachius Zhang and Liu 1991
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86China (Jiangsu) J. longibrachius, J. sinensis (22790)