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Millerosteus

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Coccosteidae

Taxonomy
Millerosteus was named by Stensio (1959). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coccosteidae by Denison (1978).

Species
M. minor
Species lacking formal opinion data
M. milleri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Millerosteus Stensio
1978Millerosteus 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
—Coccosteomorphi
familyCoccosteidaeAsmuss 1856
genusMillerosteusStensio 1959

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. †Millerosteus Stensio 1959
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†Millerosteus minor Miller 1858
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 Givetian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom M. minor (238534 238535 238536 238537 238538 238539 238540 238541 238542 238543 238544 238545 238546 238547 238548 238549 238550 238551 238552 238553 238554 238555 238556 238557)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom M. minor (238521)