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Chuchinolepidae

Placodermi - Chuchinolepidae

Taxonomy
Chuchinolepidae was named by Chang (1978).

It was assigned to Yunnanolepidoidei by Zhu (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Chuchinolepidae Chang
1996Chuchinolepidae Zhu p. 274

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
suborderYunnanolepidoidei
familyChuchinolepidaeChang 1978
familyChuchinolepidaeChang 1978

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.

Fm. †Chuchinolepidae Chang 1978
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G. †Chuchinolepis Chang 1978
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Chuchinolepis dongmoensis Thanh and Janvier 1990
Chuchinolepis gracilis Chang 1978
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Invalid names: Orientolepis neokwangsiensis P 'an and Wang 1978 [synonym]
Invalid names: Orientolepis P'an and Wang 1978 [synonym], Procondylolepis Zhang 1984 [synonym], Qujinolepis Zhang 1978 [synonym]
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 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Pragian or 419.62000 to 410.62000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) Chuchinolepis gracilis (173380) Chuchinolepis sp., Chuchinolepis gracilis, Chuchinolepis qujingensis, Chuchinolepis robusta, Chuchinolepis sulcata (162781)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Guangxi) Orientolepis neokwangsiensis (4007)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Vietnam Chuchinolepis dongmoensis (238069)