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Asterolepidiformes

Placodermi - Asterolepidiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Asterolepidiformes van der Laan p. 27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderAsterolepidiformes
orderAsterolepidiformes

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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Fm. †Asterolepididae Traquair 1888
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G. †Asterolepis Eichwald 1840
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†Asterolepis alticristata Downs et al. 2019
†Asterolepis chadwicki Wells 1964
†Asterolepis concatenata Eichwald 1844
†Asterolepis cristata Obruchev 1933
†Asterolepis dellei Gross 1940
†Asterolepis essica Lyarskaya 1981
†Asterolepis estonica Gross 1940
†Asterolepis maxima Agassiz 1844
†Asterolepis orcadensis Watson 1932
†Asterolepis ornata Eichwald 1840
†Asterolepis radiata Rohon 1900
†Asterolepis scabra Woodward 1891
†Asterolepis sinensis P’an 1957
†Asterolepis syasiensis Lyarskaya 1981
†Asterolepis thule Watson 1932
†Asterolepis verrucosa M'Coy 1848
G. †Stegolepis Malinovskaya 1973
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†Stegolepis asiatica Obrucheva 1955
†Stegolepis jugata Malinovskaya 1973
†Stegolepis tuberculata Malinovskaya 1973
Invalid names: Pterichthyidae [synonym]
Fm. †Lepadolepididae Berg 1955
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G. †Ceratolepichthys Whitley 1940
G. †Lepadolepis White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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†Lepadolepis stensioei Gross 1933
Invalid names: Ceratolepis Gross 1933 [replaced]
Fm. †Pambulaspidae Young 1983
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G. †Pambulaspis Young 1983
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Fm. †Remigolepididae Stensio 1931
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G. †Remigolepis Stensio 1931
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†Remigolepis acuta Stensio 1931
†Remigolepis armata Lukševičs 2001
†Remigolepis cristata Stensio 1931
†Remigolepis incisa Woodward 1901
†Remigolepis karakoliensis Panteleyev 1992
†Remigolepis kochi Stensio 1931
†Remigolepis kullingi Stensio 1931
†Remigolepis major Pan et al. 1987
†Remigolepis microcephala Pan et al. 1987
†Remigolepis redcliffensis Johanson 1997
†Remigolepis suusamyrensis Panteleyev 1992
†Remigolepis tuberculata Stensio 1931
†Remigolepis walkeri JOHANSON 1997
†Remigolepis xiangshanensis Pan et al. 1987
†Remigolepis xixiaensis Pan et al. 1987
†Remigolepis zhongningensis Pan et al. 1980
†Remigolepis zhongweiensis Pan et al. 1987
Invalid names: Asperaspididae Moloshnikov 2012 [empty]
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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Rhaetian or 410.62000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) Asterolepis sp. (26588 26592)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95United Kingdom Asterolepis orcadensis (238529 239112 239113 239114 239115 239116 239117)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Latvia Asterolepis estonica (225795 225796 225797)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus Asterolepis sp. (225882)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia Asterolepis estonica (225793)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Greenland Asterolepis saevesoederberghi (238275)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Russian Federation Asterolepis concatenata (239119)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia Asterolepis estonica (225802 225850)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Asterolepis estonica (225803 225804) Asterolepis sp., Asterolepis dellei (225851)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Belarus Asterolepis sp. (225886)
Early/Lower Givetian - Middle Givetian387.95 - 383.4Australia (New South Wales) Pambulaspis cobandrahensis (238202)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen) Asterolepis scabra (225592)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belarus (Gormel) Asterolepis sp., Asterolepis dellei (242242)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Belarus (Brest) Asterolepis sp. (242243 242244)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Latvia (Cesis) Asterolepis ornata (135959)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Kazakhstan Stegolepis jugata (238998) Stegolepis tuberculata (238999 239216)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Latvia Asterolepis ornata (225777)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Estonia Asterolepis essica (225778)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0United Kingdom Asterolepis thule (238524)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Russian Federation Asterolepis sp., Asterolepis ornata, Asterolepis radiata, Asterolepis syasiensis (90343)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Canada (Nunavut) Asterolepis alticristata (238424)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15United Kingdom Asterolepis sp., Asterolepis maxima (239215)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Lepadolepis stensioei (233181)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15USA (New York) Asterolepis chadwicki (239111)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Russian Federation Asterolepis radiata (239134)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Colombia (Boyacá) Asterolepis sp. (211928)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Kyrgyzstan Remigolepis karakoliensis, Remigolepis suusamyrensis (239910)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86China (Jiangsu) Asterolepis sinensis (239118)
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Norway Asterolepidae sp. (154904)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (New South Wales) Remigolepis redcliffensis (238074) Remigolepis walkeri (207370)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86China (Ningxia) Remigolepis microcephala, Remigolepis zhongningensis, Remigolepis major, Remigolepis xiangshanensis, Remigolepis zhongweiensis (207050) Remigolepis sp. (238854 238855) Remigolepis xixiaensis (239911)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom Remigolepis sp. (239214)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Belgium Remigolepis durnalensis (239133)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (Somerset) Asterolepis maxima (232123)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Russian Federation (Oryol Oblast) Remigolepis armata (226045)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Russian Federation Remigolepis armata (239909)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Australia (New South Wales) Remigolepis sp. (235656)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Russian Federation (Tulskaya Oblast) Remigolepis armata (176224)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Russian Federation (Tula) Remigolepis armata (225666)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom Asterolepis verrucosa (132781)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Asterolepis sp. (91635)