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Dickosteus threiplandi

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Coccosteidae

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. grossi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Dickosteus threiplandi Miles and Westoll
1963Dickosteus threiplandi Miles and Westoll
1978Dickosteus threiplandi 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
—Coccosteomorphi
familyCoccosteidaeAsmuss 1856
genusDickosteus
speciesthreiplandi

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.

†Dickosteus threiplandi Miles and Westoll 1962
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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: Middle Givetian or 385.90000 to 383.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom Dickosteus threiplandi (238516 238517 238518)
Middle Givetian385.9 - 383.4United Kingdom Dickosteus threiplandi (238519)