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Ganosteus

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae

Taxonomy
Ganosteus was named by Rohon (1901).

It was assigned to Psammosteidae by Rohon (1901).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Ganosteus Rohon

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyPsammosteidaeTraquair 1896
genusGanosteus

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. †Ganosteus Rohon 1901
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Ganosteus artus Mark-Kurik 1965
Ganosteus stellatus Rohon 1901
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Late/Upper Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia G. sp. (225793)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia G. artus (225803 225804)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia G. artus (225802 225850)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Estonia G. stellatus, G. artus (239664)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belarus (Brest) G. sp. (242243 242244)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belarus (Gormel) G. sp., G. stellatus (242242)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Estonia G. stellatus (225778)