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Polymerolepidiformes

Chondrichthyes - Polymerolepidiformes

Taxonomy

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Polymerolepidiformes Nelson et al. p. 44
2019Polymerolepidiformes van der Laan p. 35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderPolymerolepidiformes
orderPolymerolepidiformes

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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Fm. †Polymerolepididae Karatajute-Talimaa 1968
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G. †Polymerolepis Karatajute-Talimaa 1968
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Polymerolepis whitei (239220 239235)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Polymerolepis whitei (216491)