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Tityosteus

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Homostiidae

Taxonomy
Tityosteus was named by Gross (1960). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Homosteidae by Denison (1978).

Species
T. rieversi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1960Tityosteus Gross
1978Tityosteus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyHomosteoidea
familyHomostiidaeJaekel 1903
genusTityosteusGross 1960

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. †Tityosteus Gross 1960
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†Tityosteus rieversi Gross 1960
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 Emsian or 410.62000 to 399.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany T. rieversi (26904 74300 238205)