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Yunnanolepis porifera

Placodermi - Yunnanolepidiformes - Yunnanolepididae

Taxonomy
Yunnanolepis porifera was named by Zhu (1996). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Y. parvus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Yunnanolepis porifera Zhu

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderYunnanolepidiformes(Zhang 1978)
familyYunnanolepididaeZhang 1978
genusYunnanolepisLiu 1963
speciesporifera

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.

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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: Lochkovian or 419.62000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) Yunnanolepis porifera (162781 173380)