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Glyptolepis leptopterus

Osteichthyes - Porolepidiformes - Holoptychiidae

Taxonomy
Glyptolepis leptopterus was named by Agassiz (1844).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. dellei, G. karksiensis, G. multistriatus, G. paucides, G. platysperma, G. radians

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Glyptolepis leptopterus Agassiz
2020Glyptolepis leptopterus 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
speciesleptopterusAgassiz 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 leptopterus 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: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom Glyptolepis leptopterus (238085)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom (Scotland) Glyptolepis leptopterus (226058 226059 226061)