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Asterolepis estonica

Placodermi - Asterolepidiformes - Asterolepididae

Taxonomy
Asterolepis estonica was named by Gross (1940).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. alta

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Asterolepis estonica Gross
1978Asterolepis estonica Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderAsterolepidiformes
familyAsterolepididaeTraquair 1888
genusAsterolepisEichwald 1840
speciesestonica

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 estonica Gross 1940
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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: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 393.47000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Latvia Asterolepis estonica (225795 225796 225797)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia Asterolepis estonica (225793)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia Asterolepis estonica (225802 225850)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Asterolepis estonica (225803 225804)