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Pachyosteidae (disused)

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Pachyosteidae

Taxonomy
Pachyosteidae was named by Gross (1932).

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Denison (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Pachyosteidae Gross
1984Pachyosteidae Denison p. 396

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
familyPachyosteidaeGross 1932
familyPachyosteidaeGross 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. †Pachyosteidae Gross 1932
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available