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Brachydeiridae

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Brachydeiridae

Taxonomy
Brachydeiridae was named by Gross (1932).

It was assigned to Brachydeirina by Denison (1975); to Brachydeiroidea by Denison (1978), Denison (1984); and to Aspinothoracidi by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Brachydeiridae Gross
1975Brachydeiridae Denison p. 23
1978Brachydeiridae Denison
1984Brachydeiridae Denison p. 396
2019Brachydeiridae van der Laan p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
—AspinothoracidiMiles and Dennis 1979
familyBrachydeiridaeGross 1932
familyBrachydeiridaeGross 1932

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. †Brachydeiridae Gross 1932
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G. †Auchenosteus Jaekel 1919
G. †Brachydeirus Koenen 1880
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†Brachydeirus bicarinatus Stensio 1963
†Brachydeirus carinatus Koenen 1880
†Brachydeirus gracilis Gross 1932
†Brachydeirus grandis Gross 1932
†Brachydeirus magnus Gross 1933
†Brachydeirus minor Gross 1932
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: Middle Frasnian or 379.00000 to 375.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Brachydeirus carinatus, Brachydeirus bicarinatus, Brachydeirus gracilis, Brachydeirus magnus, Brachydeirus minor (233181)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Brachydeirus scaber, Brachydeirus grandis (226394)