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Bothriolepis extensa

Placodermi - Bothriolepidiformes - Bothriolepididae

Taxonomy
Bothriolepis extensa was named by Sergienko (1961). Its type specimen is PIN, no. 1741-1 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Tubalepis extensa by Panteleyev and Moloshnikov (2003).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. cf, B. kwantungensis, B. nitidus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Bothriolepis extensa Sergienko pp. 139-140 figs. pl.1 fig. 2
1978Bothriolepis extensa Denison
2003Tubalepis extensa Panteleyev and Moloshnikov pp. 415 - 416 figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderBothriolepidiformes
familyBothriolepididaeCope 1886
genusBothriolepisEichwald 1840
speciesextensaSergienko 1961

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.

†Bothriolepis extensa Sergienko 1961
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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
Collections
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