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Asterolepis chadwicki

Placodermi - Antiarcha - Asterolepididae

Taxonomy
Asterolepis chadwicki was named by Wells (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Asterolepis chadwicki Wells
1978Asterolepis chadwicki Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAntiarchaCope 1885
suborderYunnanolepidoidei
infraorderEuantiarcha(Janvier and Pan 1982)
familyAsterolepididaeTraquair 1888
genusAsterolepisEichwald 1840
specieschadwicki

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.

†Asterolepis chadwicki Wells 1964
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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: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Asterolepis chadwicki (239111)