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Proleptolepis

Actinopteri - Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae

Taxonomy
Proleptolepis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Leptolepidae by Antunes et al. (1981); to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Leptolepididae by Arratia (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Proleptolepis Antunes et al. p. 109
2002Proleptolepis Sepkoski
2017Proleptolepis Arratia p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderLeptolepidiformes
familyLeptolepididae
genusProleptolepis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-21 06:27:50
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:27:50
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Raricostatum to the top of the Spinatum or 199.50000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Raricostatum199.5 - 192.9Portugal P. sp. (127285)
Spinatum192.9 - 184.2France (Ardennes) P. sp. (149428)