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Leiosteidae

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Leiosteidae

Taxonomy
Leiosteidae was named by Stensiö (1963).

It was assigned to Pachyosteina by Denison (1975); and to Dinichthyoidea by Denison (1978) and Denison (1984).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Leiosteidae Stensiö
1975Leiosteidae Denison p. 23
1978Leiosteidae Denison
1984Leiosteidae 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
superfamilyDinichthyoideaDenison 1978
familyLeiosteidaeStensiö 1963
familyLeiosteidaeStensiö 1963

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. †Leiosteidae Stensiö 1963
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G. †Erromenosteus Jaeckel 1919
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Erromenosteus concavus Gross 1932
Erromenosteus diensti Stensio 1959
Erromenosteus inflatus Stensio 1963
Erromenosteus koeneni Stensio 1963
Erromenosteus lucifer Jaekel 1919
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 Erromenosteus lucifer, Erromenosteus brachyrostris, Erromenosteus concavus, Erromenosteus diensti, Erromenosteus inflatus, Erromenosteus platycephalus (233181)