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Stegolepis

Placodermi - Asterolepidiformes - Asterolepididae

Taxonomy
Stegolepis was named by Malinovskaya (1973).

It was assigned to Asterolepidae by Denison (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Stegolepis Malinovskaya
1978Stegolepis Denison

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

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.

G. †Stegolepis Malinovskaya 1973
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†Stegolepis asiatica Obrucheva 1955
†Stegolepis jugata Malinovskaya 1973
†Stegolepis tuberculata Malinovskaya 1973
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: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Kazakhstan S. jugata (238998) S. tuberculata (238999 239216)