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Mylostomatidae

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Mylostomatidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Mylostomatidae Woodward p. 315
1902Mylostomatidae Hay p. 350
1963Mylostomidae Jordan p. 588
1975Mylostomatidae Denison p. 23
1978Mylostomatidae Denison
1984Mylostomatidae Denison p. 396
2019Mylostomatidae van der Laan p. 31

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
Coccosteomorphi
familyMylostomatidaeWoodward 1891
familyMylostomatidaeWoodward 1891

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. †Mylostomatidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Dinomylostoma Eastman 1906
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Dinomylostoma beecheri Eastman 1906
Dinomylostoma buffaloensis Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Dinomylostoma eastmani Hussakof 1913
G. †Kendrickichthys Dennis and Miles 1980
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Kendrickichthys cavernosus Dennis and Miles 1980
G. †Mylostoma Newberry 1883
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Mylostoma eurhinus Dunkle and Bungart 1945
Mylostoma newberryi Eastman 1907
Mylostoma terrelli Newberry 1883
Mylostoma variabile Newberry 1883
G. †Tafilalichthys Lehman 1956
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Tafilalichthys lavocati Lehman 1956
G. †Trachosteus Newberry 1890
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Trachosteus clarkii Newberry 1889
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: base of the Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 387.95000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Dinomylostoma sp., Mylostoma sp. (238762) Mylostoma sp. (238767 238769)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) Kendrickichthys cavernosus (225575)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Australia (Western Australia) Kendrickichthys cavernosus (233600)
Frasnian - Famennian382.31 - 358.86Morocco Tafilalichthys lavocati (239541)