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Arctolepis

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Arctolepididae

Taxonomy
Arctolepis was named by Eastman (1908). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Arctolepidae.

It was assigned to Phlyctaeniidae by Denison (1978); and to Arctolepididae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Arctolepis Eastman
1978Arctolepis Denison
2019Arctolepis van der Laan p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
familyArctolepididae(Heintz 1937)
genusArctolepis

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.

G. †Arctolepis Eastman 1908
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†Arctolepis brevis Heintz 1929
†Arctolepis decipiens Woodward 1891
†Arctolepis lata Heintz 1929
†Arctolepis lewini Heintz 1929
†Arctolepis longicornis Heintz 1929
†Arctolepis solnoerdali Heintz 1929
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Emsian or 413.02000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Svalbard and Jan Mayen A. decipiens (237852)