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Tolypelepidiformes

Pteraspidomorpha - Tolypelepidiformes

Taxonomy
Tolypelepidiformes is an order.

It was assigned to Heterostraci by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Tolypelepidiformes van der Laan p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderTolypelepidiformes
orderTolypelepidiformes

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.

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Fm. †Tolypelepididae Strand 1934
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G. †Tolypelepis Pander 1856
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Tolypelepis lenzi Dineley and Loeffler 1976
Tolypelepis leopoldensis Loeffler and Jones 1977
Tolypelepis undulata Pander 1856
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Invalid names: Tolypelepis mielnikensis Dec 2015 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ohesaare or 432.90000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Canada (Northwest Territories) Tolypelepis lenzi (188784)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Canada (Nunavut) Tolypelepis leopoldensis (239020)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Poland Tolypelepis mielnikensis (239021)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Estonia Tolypelepis undulata (13830)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Russian Federation Tolypelepis undulata (90328 239019)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia (Saare) Tolypelepis undulata (193837)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia Tolypelepis undulata (13831)