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Heterosteus groenlandicus

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Dunkleosteidae

Taxonomy
Heterosteus groenlandicus was named by Stensio (1938). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Heterosteus groenlandicus Stensio
1978Heterosteus groenlandicus 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()
speciesgroenlandicusStensio 1938

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 groenlandicus Stensio 1938
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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: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Greenland Heterosteus groenlandicus (239154)