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Lophosteus superbus

Osteichthyes - Lophosteidae

Taxonomy
Lophosteus superbus was named by Pander (1856). It is not extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Lophosteus superbus Pander

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
familyLophosteidaeGross 1969
genusLophosteusPander 1856
speciessuperbus

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.

Lophosteus superbus Pander 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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Ohesaare or 426.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Australia (Queensland) Lophosteus superbus (232518)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Lithuania Lophosteus superbus (207344)
Ohesaare421.6 - 419.62Estonia (Saare) Lophosteus superbus (193837)