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Arabosteus

Placodermi - Acanthothoraci - Palaeacanthaspidae

Taxonomy
Arabosteus was named by Olive et al. (2011). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaeacanthaspidae by Olive et al. (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Arabosteus Olive et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAcanthothoraciStensiƶ 1944
familyPalaeacanthaspidae
genusArabosteus

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. †Arabosteus Olive et al. 2011
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Arabosteus variabilis Olive et al. 2011
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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Emsian or 413.02000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Saudi Arabia A. variabilis (237850)