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Pyritocephalus lineatus

Haplolepidae

Taxonomy
Pyritocephalus lineatus was named by Newberry (1856). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. youngii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Pyritocephalus lineatus Newberry

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
familyHaplolepidaeWestoll 1944
subfamilyParahaplolepinaeLowney 1983
genusPyritocephalusFritsch 1893
specieslineatus

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.

†Pyritocephalus lineatus Newberry 1856
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) Pyritocephalus lineatus (85292)