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Andrewsolepis lochlani

Osteichthyes - Haplolepidae

Taxonomy
Andrewsolepis lochlani was named by Elliott (2018). Its type specimen is GLAHM 152858, a partial skull (Near complete skull roof and counterpart), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ardenrigg Colliery, pit number 6, Wester Bracco, 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 Andrewsolepis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Andrewsolepis lochlani Elliott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
familyHaplolepidaeWestoll 1944
subfamilyParahaplolepinaeLowney 1983
genusAndrewsolepis
specieslochlani

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.

Andrewsolepis lochlani Elliott 2018
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian A or 318.70000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


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