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Bothriolepis leptocheira

Placodermi - Bothriolepidiformes - Bothriolepididae

Taxonomy
Bothriolepis leptocheira was named by Traquair (1893).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. cf, B. kwantungensis, B. nitidus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Bothriolepis leptocheira Traquair
1978Bothriolepis leptocheira Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderBothriolepidiformes
familyBothriolepididaeCope 1886
genusBothriolepisEichwald 1840
speciesleptocheiraTraquair 1893

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.

†Bothriolepis leptocheira Traquair 1893
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Latvia Bothriolepis leptocheira (239135 239138)