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Porolepis spitbergensis

Osteichthyes - Porolepidiformes - Porolepididae

Taxonomy
Porolepis spitbergensis was named by Jarvik (1942).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Porolepis spitbergensis Jarvik
2020Porolepis spitbergensis 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)
familyPorolepididae(Berg 1940)
genusPorolepisWoodward 1891
speciesspitbergensisJarvik 1942

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.

Porolepis spitbergensis Jarvik 1942
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available