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Heterosteus ingens

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Dunkleosteidae

Taxonomy
Heterosteus ingens was named by Asmuss (1856). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Heterosteus ingens Asmuss
1978Heterosteus ingens Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
RankNameAuthor
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
—PachyosteomorphiStensiö 1944
familyDunkleosteidaeStensiö 1963
genusHeterosteus()
speciesingensAsmuss 1856

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.

†Heterosteus ingens Asmuss 1856
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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 Eifelian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 393.47000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia Heterosteus ingens (238388)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Heterosteus ingens (225803 225804 225851)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia Heterosteus ingens (225850)