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Gyrolepis

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Gyrolepis Agassiz p. 6
1891Gyrolepis Woodward p. 510
1976Gyrolepis Sahni and Chhabra p. 221
1995Gyrolepis Bürgin p. 805
2002Gyrolepis Sepkoski
2008Gyrolepis Chrzastek p. 232

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusGyrolepis

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. †Gyrolepis Agassiz 1833
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†Gyrolepis albertii Agassiz 1834
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Invalid names: Gyrolepis maximus Agassiz 1834 [synonym], Gyrolepis tenuistriatus Agassiz 1835 [synonym]
†Gyrolepis biplicatus Münster 1841
†Gyrolepis giganteus Agassiz 1835
†Gyrolepis ornatus Giebel 1848
†Gyrolepis quenstedti Dames 1888
†Gyrolepis rankinii Agassiz 1844
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pendleian to the top of the Rhaetian or 330.30000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (73 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) G. rankinii (140305)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) G. rankinii (132670)
Westphalian C - Westphalian D314.6 - 307.4Canada (Nova Scotia) G. sp. (230128)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Svalbard and Jan Mayen G. sp. (153411)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9USA (Nevada) G. sp. (96955)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Pakistan G. sp. (143620)
Olenekian - Anisian249.9 - 241.464Indonesia (Timor) G. sp. (205268)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Germany (Hessen) G. sp. (44357 44358)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Poland G. albertii (63538)
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Spain (Catalonia) G. quenstedti, G. alberti (148730)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Germany G. albertii (131730)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) G. quenstedti (31768)
Anisian - Ladinian246.7 - 237.0Poland G. sp. (146920)
Middle Triassic246.7 - 237.0United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (34402)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Germany (Baden-Württemberg) G. albertii (105185)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Switzerland G. sp. (122059 122060)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Germany (Niedersachsen) G. sp. (139348)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Germany G. ornatus (139864)
Illyrian - Fassanian243.33 - 239.48Switzerland G. sp. (122057)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Germany (Thuringia) G. tenuistriatus (89457)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Saudi Arabia G. sp. (149547)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0China (Guizhou) G. sp. (121312)
Ladinian - Rhaetian241.464 - 201.4Germany G. albertii (139831)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) G. sp. (101873)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy G. biplicatus (137429)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3China (Guizhou) G. sp. (121318)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3United Kingdom (England) G. sp. (46889)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4Germany G. sp. (202142)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Arizona) G. sp. (39160)
Norian227.3 - 205.7France G. sp. (117821)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4Belgium G. albertii (131520)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Champagne-Ardennes) G. albertii (139922)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Poland G. albertii (124679)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom G. alberti (136915)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur Region) G. albertii (31773) G. sp., G. albertii, G. quenstedti (31772 31774)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Jura) G. sp. (60566 60567 60568)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Belgium (Gaume) G. albertii (139198 139202 139204)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté) G. sp. (90876)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France (Franche-Comté) G. alberti (149397 149413) G. nov. spec., G. alberti, G. tenuistriatus (149398) G. tenuistriatus (149403)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Luxembourg G. sp. 1, G. sp. 2 (67895)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4United Kingdom (England) G. alberti (53829 120898 163305 163310 163317 163318 163319) G. albertii (120897 122364 122365) G. albertii, G. tenuistriatus (96615 96617 122366) G. sp. (96613 96616)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Netherlands G. albertii (137658 137660)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Germany G. albertii (122369 141186)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4France G. sp. (117829 149371 149372)