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Phyllolepida

Placodermi - Phyllolepida

Taxonomy
Phyllolepida was named by Stensiö (1934).

It was reranked as the order Phyllolepida by Denison (1975), Denison (1978) and Young (2010).

It was assigned to Placodermi by Denison (1975); to Placodermi by Denison (1978), Dineley and Metcalf (1999) and Young (2010); and to Arthrodiriformes by Long (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Phyllolepida Stensiö
1975Phyllolepida Denison p. 23
1978Phyllolepida Denison
1999Phyllolepida Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2010Phyllolepida Young p. 527
2011Phyllolepida Long p. 242

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderPhyllolepida()
orderPhyllolepida()

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.

Or. †Phyllolepida Stensiö 1934
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Subor. †Antarctaspina Denison 1975
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Fm. †Antarctaspididae White 1968
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G. †Antarctaspis White 1968
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Fm. †Gavinaspididae Dupret and Zhu 2008
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G. †Gavinaspis Dupret and Zhu 2008
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†Gavinaspis convergens Dupret and Zhu 2008
Subor. †Phyllolepina Denison 1975
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Fm. †Phyllolepidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Austrophyllolepis Long 1984
G. †Pentagonolepis Lohest 1890
G. †Phyllolepis Agassiz 1843
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†Phyllolepis concentrica Agassiz 1844
†Phyllolepis delicatula Newberry 1889
†Phyllolepis konincki Lohest 1888
†Phyllolepis nielseni Stensio 1939
†Phyllolepis orvini Heintz 1930
†Phyllolepis tolli Vasiliauskas 1963
†Phyllolepis undulata Lohest 1888
†Phyllolepis woodwardi Stensio 1939
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Famennian or 419.20000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Yunnan) Gavinaspis convergens (162781)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9United Kingdom (Somerset) Phyllolepis sp. (232123)