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Leptosteidae

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Leptosteidae

Taxonomy
Leptosteidae was named by Jaekel (1911).

It was assigned to Brachydeirina by Denison (1975); and to Brachydeiroidea by Denison (1978) and Denison (1984).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Leptosteidae Jaekel
1975Leptosteidae Denison p. 23
1978Leptosteidae Denison
1984Leptosteidae Denison p. 396

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyBrachydeiroideaDenison 1978
familyLeptosteidaeJaekel 1911
familyLeptosteidaeJaekel 1911

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. †Leptosteidae Jaekel 1911
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G. †Leptosteus Jaeckel 1919
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Leptosteus bickensis Koenen 1876
Leptosteus involutus Bryant 1931
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: Frasnian or 382.70000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Germany Leptosteus bickensis (233181)