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Byssacanthus dilatatus

Placodermi - Pterichthyodidae

Taxonomy
Byssacanthus dilatatus was named by Eichwald (1844).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Byssacanthus dilatatus Eichwald
1978Byssacanthus dilatatus Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
RankNameAuthor
Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
suborderYunnanolepidoidei
infraorderEuantiarcha(Janvier and Pan 1982)
suborderAsterolepidoideiMiles 1968
familyPterichthyodidaeStensiÓ§ 1948
genusByssacanthusAgassiz 1845
speciesdilatatusEichwald 1844

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.

Byssacanthus dilatatus Eichwald 1844
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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 (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia Byssacanthus dilatatus (225791 225792 225793 225794)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus (Vitebsk) Byssacanthus dilatatus (232958)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Latvia Byssacanthus dilatatus (225795 225796 225797)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Byssacanthus dilatatus (225803 225804)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia Byssacanthus dilatatus (225802 225850)