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Bothriolepis maxima

Placodermi - Bothriolepidiformes - Bothriolepididae

Taxonomy
Bothriolepis maxima was named by Gross (1933).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Bothriolepis maxima Gross
1978Bothriolepis maxima 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
speciesmaximaGross 1933

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 maxima Gross 1933
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Frasnian or 375.20000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation Bothriolepis maxima (239151)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Latvia Bothriolepis maxima (178741 239136 239140 239141 239149)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Russian Federation Bothriolepis maxima (238745)