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Gerdalepis rhenana

Placodermi - Pterichthyodidae

Taxonomy
Gerdalepis rhenana was named by Hoffman (1916).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Pterichthys rhenanus Beyrich p. 80
1877Gerdalepis rhenana Beyrich
1891Pterichthys rhenanus Woodward p. 222
1916Gerdalepis rhenana Hoffman
1978Gerdalepis rhenana 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
genusGerdalepis
speciesrhenana

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.

†Gerdalepis rhenana Hoffman 1916
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Invalid names: Pterichthys rhenanus Beyrich 1855 [replaced]
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: Middle Devonian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Germany Gerdalepis rhenana (239426)