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Dickosteus

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Coccosteidae

Taxonomy
Dickosteus was named by Miles and Westoll (1962). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coccosteidae by Denison (1978).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Dickosteus Miles and Westoll
1978Dickosteus 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
superfamilyCoccosteoideaDenison 1978
familyCoccosteidaeAsmuss 1856
genusDickosteus

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. †Dickosteus Miles and Westoll 1962
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Dickosteus threiplandi Miles and Westoll 1962
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 Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Middle Givetian or 387.95000 to 383.40000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia D. grossi (225803 225804)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia D. grossi (225802 225850)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom D. threiplandi (238516 238517 238518)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4United Kingdom D. threiplandi (238519)