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Pholidosteidae

Placodermi - Pholidosteidae

Taxonomy
Pholidosteidae was named by Gross (1932). Its type is Pholidosteus.

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

Subtaxa
Entered
by J. Marcot on 2018-04-10; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Pholidosteidae Gross
1975Pholidosteidae Denison p. 23
1978Pholidosteidae Denison
1984Pholidosteidae Denison p. 396
2019Pholidosteidae van der Laan p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
familyPholidosteidaeGross 1932
familyPholidosteidaeGross 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. †Pholidosteidae Gross 1932
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G. †Malerosteus Kulczycki 1957
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Malerosteus gorizdroae Kulczycki 1957
G. †Pholidosteus Jaeckel 1907
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Pholidosteus bidorsatus Koenen 1880
Pholidosteus friedeli Jaekel 1907
Pholidosteus laevior Gross 1932
G. †Tapinosteus Stensio 1963
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Tapinosteus heintzi Stensio 1963
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 Pholidosteus pygmaeus, Pholidosteus friedeli, Pholidosteus bidorsatus, Pholidosteus laevior, Tapinosteus heintzi (233181)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Malerosteus gorizdroae (226394)