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Pseudohaplolepis argentatum

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Pseudohaplolepis argentatum was named by Elliott (2018). Its type specimen is GLAHM 152854, a skeleton (slab of shale containing disarticulated specimen), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ardenrigg No. 6 Mine, which is in a Westphalian A fluvial-deltaic shale/coal in the Scottish Lower Coal Measures Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Pseudohaplolepis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Pseudohaplolepis argentatum Elliott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
genusPseudohaplolepis
speciesargentatum

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian A or 318.70000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Pseudohaplolepis argentatum (type locality: 227256 227257 227258)