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Cleithrolepis

Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Cleithrolepidae

Taxonomy
Cleithrolepis was named by Egerton (1864) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Anis Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is the type genus of Cleithrolepidae.

It was assigned to Semionotidae by Woodward (1890), Woodward (1895); to Perleididae by Beltan (1972); to Perleidiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cleithrolepidae by López-Arbarello and Zavattieri (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Cleithrolepis Egerton
1890Cleithrolepis Woodward p. 37
1895Cleithrolepis Woodward p. 154
1972Cleithrolepis Beltan p. 294
2002Cleithrolepis Sepkoski
2008Cleithrolepis López-Arbarello and Zavattieri pp. 1046, 1052

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPerleidiformesBerg 1937
familyCleithrolepidaeWade 1935
genusCleithrolepisEgerton 1864

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. †Cleithrolepis Egerton 1864
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†Cleithrolepis altus Woodward 1890
†Cleithrolepis extoni Woodward 1888
†Cleithrolepis granulatus Egerton 1864
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Induan to the top of the Carnian or 251.90200 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Induan251.902 - 249.9Australia (Tasmania) C. sp. (117149 136590)
Spathian - Bithynian248.1 - 244.24Australia (New South Wales) C. altus, C. granulatus (131926)
Pelsonian - Illyrian244.24 - 241.464Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (111729)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0Spain C. sp. (149852)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Spain (Tarragona) C. sp. (109710)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3South Africa (Free State) C. extoni (131927)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4South Africa (Free State) C. extoni (220878)