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Haplolepidae

Osteichthyes - Haplolepidae

Taxonomy
Haplolepidae was named by Westoll (1944). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Westoll (1944); and to Actinopterygii by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1944Haplolepidae Westoll
2016Haplolepidae Nelson et al. p. 113

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
familyHaplolepidaeWestoll 1944
familyHaplolepidaeWestoll 1944

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.

Fm. †Haplolepidae Westoll 1944
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G. †Blairolepis Lowney 1983
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Blairolepis wallacei Elliott 2018
G. †Blanzyhaplolepis Poplin 1997
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G. †Haplolepis Miller 1892
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Subg. †Haplolepis (Parahaplolepis) Westoll 1944
Haplolepis attheyi Westoll 1944
Haplolepis corrugata Newberry 1856
Haplolepis granulata Newberry 1856
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Invalid names: Eurylepis insculptus Newberry 1856 [synonym]
Haplolepis minima Newberry 1873
Haplolepis ornatissima Newberry 1856
Haplolepis striolata Newberry 1873
Invalid names: Mecolepis Newberry 1856 [synonym], Mekolepis Newberry 1856 [synonym]
G. †Microhaplolepis Lowney 1980
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Microhaplolepis ovoidea Newberry 1856
Microhaplolepis serrata Newberry 1856
Subfm. †Parahaplolepinae Lowney 1983
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G. †Andrewsolepis Elliott 2018
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Andrewsolepis lochlani Elliott 2018
G. †Braccohaplolepis Elliott 2018
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G. †Millerolepis Elliott 2014
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Millerolepis eleionomae Elliott 2014
G. †Parahaplolepis Westoll 1944
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Parahaplolepis alexandrae Elliott 2014
Parahaplolepis anglica Traquair 1894
Parahaplolepis elenae Elliott 2014
Parahaplolepis poppaea Elliott 2018
Parahaplolepis tuberculata Newberry 1856
Parahaplolepis westolli Lowney 1983
G. †Pyritocephalus Fritsch 1893
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Pyritocephalus comptus Westoll 1944
Pyritocephalus gracilis Westoll 1944
Pyritocephalus lineatus Newberry 1856
Pyritocephalus rudis Westoll 1944
Pyritocephalus youngi Elliott 2014
G. †Protohaplolepis Lowney 1983
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Protohaplolepis isabellae Elliott 2014
Protohaplolepis limnades Elliott 2014
Protohaplolepis scotica Traquair 1903
Protohaplolepis traquairi Elliott 2014
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Pendleian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 330.30000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Blairolepis loanheadensis (225499) Protohaplolepis scotica (174421)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2Canada (Nova Scotia) Haplolepis corrugata, Parahaplolepis canadensis (230105)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Parahaplolepis westolli (226828)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Blairolepis wallacei, Parahaplolepis poppaea, Andrewsolepis lochlani, Braccohaplolepis fenestratum, Protohaplolepis isabellae, Protohaplolepis limnades, Protohaplolepis traquairi, Parahaplolepis alexandrae, Parahaplolepis elenae, Pyritocephalus youngii, Millerolepis eleionome (227256) Protohaplolepis traquairi (227258)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Parahaplolepis canadensis (230101)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Parahaplolepis anglica, Pyritocephalus rudis (229823)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom Haplolepis attheyi (137319)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Parahaplolepis anglica (229822)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Microhaplolepis serrata (165526)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Ohio) Haplolepis sp., Haplolepis corrugata, Parahaplolepis tuberculata, Microhaplolepis ovoidea, Microhaplolepis serrata, Pyritocephalus lineatus (85292)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4USA (Illinois) Pyritocephalus comptus (21981) Pyritocephalus gracilis (112630)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4Czechia (Pilsen) Pyritocephalus sculptus (84835)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) Pyritocephalus sp. (217023)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) Pyritocephalus lowneyae (216994)
Stephanian B - Stephanian C301.4 - 300.3France (Bourgogne) Blanzyhaplolepis beckaryae (176090)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Czechia (Liberec) Parahaplolepis sp. (231857)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28USA (Texas) Haplolepidae indet. (132086)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Haplolepidae indet. (184259)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Lithuania Haplolepidae indet. (222506)