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Sceletophorus verrucosus

Palaeonisciformes - Sceletophoridae

Taxonomy
Amblypterus verrucosus was named by Fritsch (1895) [Lectotype designated by Štamberg 1983]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMP M 1205.

It was recombined as Sceletophorus verrucosus by Štamberg (1989), Štamberg (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Amblypterus verrucosus Fritsch pp. 96-99
1989Sceletophorus verrucosus Štamberg p. 61 figs. 11-14
1991Sceletophorus verrucosus Štamberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familySceletophoridaeŠtamberg 2006
genusSceletophorusFritsch 1894
speciesverrucosus(Fritsch 1895)

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.

†Sceletophorus verrucosus Fritsch 1895
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czechia Sceletophorus verrucosus (type locality: 125662)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.4Czechia (Pilsen) Sceletophorus verrucosus (84835)