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Apalolepis

Thelodonti - Furcacaudiformes - Apalolepidae

Taxonomy
Apalolepis was named by Karatajute-Talimaa (1968). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Apalolepidae.

It was assigned to Furcacaudiformes by Wilson and Märss (2009); to Thelodonti by Turner et al. (2017); and to Apalolepididae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Apalolepis Karatajute-Talimaa
2009Apalolepis Wilson and Märss
2017Apalolepis Turner et al. p. 466
2019Apalolepis van der Laan p. 22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassThelodontomorphi(Jackel 1911)
classThelodonti
orderFurcacaudiformes
familyApalolepidae
genusApalolepis

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.

G. †Apalolepis Karatajute-Talimaa 1968
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Apalolepis angelica Blom and Goujet 2002
Apalolepis brotzeni Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
Apalolepis obruchevi Karatajute-Talimaa 1968
Apalolepis toombsi Turner 1973
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 416.80000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Lochkovian419.62 - 416.8United Kingdom A. toombsi (238749)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine A. brotzeni, A. obruchevi (239220 239221 239230) A. obruchevi (239235 239246)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway A. sp., A. angelica (237822)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) A. toombsi (90352)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Ukraine A. obruchevi (239240)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Ukraine (Ternopil) A. brotzeni (237769)