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Rachiosteus pterygiatus

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Rhachiosteidae

Taxonomy
Rachiosteus pterygiatus was named by Gross (1938). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Rachiosteus pterygiatus Gross
1978Rachiosteus pterygiatus 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
familyRhachiosteidaeStensiö 1963
genusRachiosteus
speciespterygiatus

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.

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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: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Rachiosteus pterygiatus (233181)