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Apalolepidae

Thelodonti - Furcacaudiformes - Apalolepidae

Taxonomy
Apalolepidae was named by Karatajute-Talimaa (1978). Its type is Apalolepis.

It was assigned to Thelodontiformes by Karatajute-Talimaa (1978); and to Furcacaudiformes by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Apalolepis (type genus), Gampsolepis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Apalolepidae Karatajute-Talimaa
2019Apalolepididae van der Laan p. 21

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

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. †Apalolepidae Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
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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
G. †Gampsolepis Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
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†Gampsolepis insueta Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
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 Apalolepis toombsi (238749)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Apalolepis brotzeni, Apalolepis obruchevi (239230) Apalolepis brotzeni, Gampsolepis insueta, Apalolepis obruchevi (239220 239221) Apalolepis obruchevi (239235 239246)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Norway Apalolepis sp., Apalolepis angelica (237822)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) Apalolepis toombsi (90352)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Ukraine Apalolepis obruchevi (239240)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Ukraine (Ternopil) Apalolepis brotzeni (237769)