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Grossilepis spinosa

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Bothriolepididae

Taxonomy
Grossilepis spinosa was named by Gross (1942).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Grossilepis spinosa Gross
1978Grossilepis spinosa Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAntiarchiformes
suborderYunnanolepidoidei
infraorderEuantiarcha(Janvier and Pan 1982)
familyBothriolepididaeCope 1886
genusGrossilepisStensiö 1948
speciesspinosaGross 1942

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.

†Grossilepis spinosa Gross 1942
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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
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Frasnian or 383.40000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Latvia Grossilepis spinosa (225777)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Latvia Grossilepis spinosa (178741 239135)