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Sinolepis

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Sinolepidae

Taxonomy
Sinolepis was named by Liu and P'an (1958) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Sinolepidae by Denison (1978); and to Antiarcha by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1958Sinolepis Liu and P'an
1978Sinolepis Denison
2002Sinolepis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAntiarchiformes
suborderBothriolepidoideiCope 1886
infraorderSinolepidida
familySinolepidaeLiu and P'an 1958
genusSinolepisLiu and P'an 1958

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. †Sinolepis Liu and P'an 1958
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Sinolepis macrocephala Liu and P'an 1958
Sinolepis wutungensis Liu and P'am 1958
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
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available