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Tolypelepididae

Pteraspidomorpha - Tolypelepidiformes - Tolypelepididae

Taxonomy
Tolypelepididae was named by Strand (1934).

It was assigned to Tolypelepidiformes by Van Der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Tolypelepis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1934Tolypelepididae Strand
2019Tolypelepididae Van Der Laan p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderTolypelepidiformes
familyTolypelepididaeStrand 1934
familyTolypelepididaeStrand 1934

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. †Tolypelepididae Strand 1934
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ohesaare or 433.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Tolypelepis sp. A (188784)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Russian Federation Tolypelepis undulata (90328)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Estonia Tolypelepis undulata (13830)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) Tolypelepis undulata (193837)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia Tolypelepis undulata (13831)