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Pterichthyodidae

Placodermi - Antiarchiformes - Pterichthyodidae

Taxonomy
Pterichthyodidae was named by Stensiӧ (1948).

It was assigned to Asterolepidoidei by Plax and Luksevics (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1948Pterichthyodidae Stensiӧ
2023Pterichthyodidae Plax and Luksevics p. 515

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderAntiarchiformes
suborderYunnanolepidoidei
infraorderEuantiarcha(Janvier and Pan 1982)
suborderAsterolepidoideiMiles 1968
familyPterichthyodidaeStensiӧ 1948
familyPterichthyodidaeStensiӧ 1948

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. †Pterichthyodidae Stensiӧ 1948
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G. †Sherbonaspis Young and Gorter 1981
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Sherbonaspis andreannae Panteleyev 1993
Sherbonaspis hillsi Young and Gorter 1981
Sherbonaspis talimaae Plax and Luksevics 2023
G. †Wurungulepis Young 1990
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Wurungulepis denisoni Young 1990
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
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Givetian or 399.50000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Belarus (Vitebsk) Sherbonaspis talimaae (232499)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Sherbonaspis hillsi (233190)
Late/Upper Emsian - Early/Lower Eifelian399.5 - 390.5Australia (Queensland) Wurungulepis denisoni (238600)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Kazakhstan Sherbonaspis andreannae (238874)