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Buchanosteidae

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Buchanosteidae

Taxonomy
Buchanosteidae was named by White (1952).

It was assigned to Coccosteina by Denison (1975); to Buchanosteoidea by Denison (1978), Denison (1984); and to Brachythoraci by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Buchanosteidae White
1975Buchanosteidae Denison p. 23
1978Buchanosteidae Denison
1984Buchanosteidae Denison p. 396
2019Buchanosteidae van der Laan p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
familyBuchanosteidaeWhite 1952
familyBuchanosteidaeWhite 1952

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.

Fm. †Buchanosteidae White 1952
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G. †Buchanosteus Stensiö 1945
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G. †Richardosteus Long et al. 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Buchanosteus confertituberculatus, Richardosteus barwickorum (233190)