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Phlyctaenioidei (disused)

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Taxonomy
Phlyctaenioidei was named as an infraorder.

It was reranked as the suborder Phlyctaenioidei by Long et al. (1997).

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Long et al. (1997); and to Arthrodiriformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa
Sister taxa
Phlyctaenii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Phlyctaenioidei Long et al. p. 255
2016Phlyctaenioidei Nelson et al. p. 39

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
infraorderPhlyctaenioidei
infraorderPhlyctaenioidei

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.

Infraor. †Phlyctaenioidei
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Invalid names: Phlyctaenii Miles 1973 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available