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Glyptolepis paucidens

Osteichthyes - Porolepidiformes - Holoptychiidae

Taxonomy
Glyptolepis paucidens was named by Agassiz (1844). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Glyptolepis paucidens Agassiz
2020Glyptolepis paucidens Mondéjar‐Fernández et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderPorolepidimorpha
orderPorolepidiformes(Jarvik 1942)
familyHoloptychiidae
genusGlyptolepis
speciespaucidensAgassiz 1844

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.

Glyptolepis paucidens Agassiz 1844
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Glyptolepis paucidens (226058)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom Glyptolepis paucidens (238521)