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Scanilepididae

Palaeonisciformes - Scanilepididae

Taxonomy
Scanilepididae was named by Aldinger (1937). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Aldinger (1937).

Subtaxa
Scanilepis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Scanilepididae Aldinger

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familyScanilepididaeAldinger 1937
familyScanilepididaeAldinger 1937

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. †Scanilepididae Aldinger 1937
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G. †Scanilepis Aldinger 1937
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†Scanilepis dubia Aldinger 1937
†Scanilepis spitzbergensis Aldinger 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Longobardian to the top of the Rhaetian or 239.48000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Scanilepididae indet. (101875)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Svalbard and Jan Mayen Scanilepis spitzbergensis (238867)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Sweden (Skåne) Scanilepis dubia (107213)