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Tartuosteus giganteus

Pteraspidomorpha - Psammosteiformes - Pycnosteidae

Taxonomy
Tartuosteus giganteus was named by Gross (1933). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. luhai

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Tartuosteus giganteus Gross

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPsammosteiformesBerg 1937
familyPycnosteidaeTarlo 1962
genusTartuosteusObruchev 1961
speciesgiganteusGross 1933

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.

†Tartuosteus giganteus Gross 1933
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

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

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Tartuosteus giganteus (225803 225804)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia Tartuosteus giganteus (225802 225850)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Estonia Tartuosteus giganteus (239669)