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Hunanolepis

Placodermi

Taxonomy
Hunanolepis was named by Wang (1991). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Asterolepidoidei by Wang (1991).

Species
H. tieni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Hunanolepis Wang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
suborderYunnanolepidoidei
infraorderEuantiarcha(Janvier and Pan 1982)
suborderAsterolepidoideiMiles 1968
genusHunanolepis

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. †Hunanolepis Wang 1991
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†Hunanolepis tieni Wang 1991
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: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Givetian or 387.95000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9China (Guangxi) H. tieni (238314)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15China (Hunan) H. tieni (233242)