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Homostiidae

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Homostiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Homostiidae Jaekel
1975Homostiidae Denison p. 23
1978Homosteidae Denison
1984Homosteidae Denison p. 396
2014Homostiidae Vaškaninová and Kraft
2019Homostiidae van der Laan p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
familyHomostiidaeJaekel 1903
familyHomostiidaeJaekel 1903

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.

Fm. †Homostiidae Jaekel 1903
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G. †Angarichthys Obruchev 1927
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Angarichthys hyperboreus Obruchev 1927
G. †Antineosteus Lelievre 1984
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Antineosteus lehmani Ruecklin et al. 2018
Antineosteus rufus Vaškaninová and Kraft 2014
G. †Burrinjucosteus White 1978
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G. †Cavanosteus Young 2004
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Cavanosteus australis McCoy 1876
G. †Dhanguura Young 2004
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Dhanguura johnstoni Young 2004
G. †Euleptaspis White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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Euleptaspis depressa Gross 1933
G. †Goodradigbeeon White 1978
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G. †Homostius Asmuss 1840
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Homosteus milleri Traquair 1849
Homostius arcticus Heintz 1934
Homostius formosissimus Asmuss 1856
Homostius kochi Stensio 1938
Homostius latus Asmuss 1856
Homostius manitobensis Okulitch 1944
Homostius sulcatus Kutorga 1837
G. †Lophostracon Lankester 1884
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Lophostracon spitzbergense Lankester 1884
G. †Luetkeichthys Bystrow 1957
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Luetkeichthys borealis Bystrow 1957
G. †Tityosteus Gross 1960
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Tityosteus rieversi Gross 1960
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 21:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 413.02000 to 383.40000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Czechia (Praha) Antineosteus rufus (157332)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Cavanosteus australis (238698)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Tityosteus rieversi (26904 74300 238205)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Australia (New South Wales) Cavanosteus australis (238699)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Burrinjucosteus asymmetricus (233190) Cavanosteus australis (238700) Dhanguura johnstoni (239128) Goodradigbeeon australianum, Burrinjucosteus asymmetricus (238660)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Morocco Antineosteus lehmani (208249)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia Homostius sp. (226510)
Early/Lower Eifelian393.47 - 390.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen Homostius arcticus (239547)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Canada (Manitoba) Homostius manitobensis (239548)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom Homosteus milleri (238085 238087 238520)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Latvia Homostius latus (225796 225797)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Homosteus milleri (226060)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia Homostius formosissimus (238388) Homostius latus (225793) Homostius sp. (225791)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Greenland Homostius kochi (238275)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Homostius latus (225803 225851) Homostius latus, Homostius sulcatus (225804)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia Homostius latus (225802 225850)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom Homosteus milleri (238517 238521) Homosteus sp. (238516)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4United Kingdom Homosteus milleri (238519)