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Pentagonolepis

Placodermi - Phyllolepida - Phyllolepidae

Taxonomy
Pentagonolepis was named by Lohest (1890).

It was assigned to Phyllolepidae by Jordan (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Pentagonolepis Lohest p. 452
1963Pentagonolepis Jordan p. 589

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderPhyllolepida()
suborderPhyllolepina
familyPhyllolepidae
genusPentagonolepisLohest 1890

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. †Pentagonolepis Lohest 1890
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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