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Herasmius

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Heterosteidae

Taxonomy
Herasmius was named by Orvig (1969). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Heterosteidae by Denison (1978).

Species
H. granulatus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Herasmius Orvig
1978Herasmius Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyHeterosteoideaDenison 1984
familyHeterosteidaeJaekel 1903
genusHerasmiusOrvig 1969

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. †Herasmius Orvig 1969
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†Herasmius granulatus Orvig 1969
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: Early/Lower Eifelian or 393.47000 to 390.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eifelian393.47 - 390.5Svalbard and Jan Mayen H. granulatus (239547)