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Glyptolepis elegans

Holoptychiidae

Taxonomy
Glyptolepis elegans was named by Agassiz (1844).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Glyptolepis elegans Agassiz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
DipnomorphaAhlberg 1991
suborderPorolepiformes(Jarvik 1942)
familyHoloptychiidae
genusGlyptolepis
specieselegansAgassiz 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 elegans 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, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Ireland Glyptolepis elegans (32230)