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Macropetalichthyiformes

Placodermi - Macropetalichthyiformes

Taxonomy
Macropetalichthyiformes is an order.

It was assigned to Antiarchi by van der Laan (2019).

Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-21; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2025-07-21

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Macropetalichthyiformes van der Laan p. 28

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

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. †Macropetalichthyidae Eastman 1898
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G. †Acanthaspis Newberry 1875
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Acanthaspis arctica Heintz 1929
G. †Ellopetalichthys Orvig 1957
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G. †Epipetalichthys Stensio 1925
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G. †Guangxipetalichthys Ji and Pan 1997
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Guangxipetalichthys bobaiensis Ji and Pan 1997
G. †Heintzaspis Strand 1932
G. †Lunaspis Broili 1929
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Lunaspis broilii Gross 1937
Lunaspis heroldi Broili 1929
Lunaspis pruemiensis Kayser 1880
G. †Macropetalichthys Norwood and Owen 1846
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Macropetalichthys rapheidolabis Norwood and Owen 1846
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Invalid names: Agassichthys manni Newberry 1857 [synonym]
G. †Notopetalichthys Woodward 1941
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Notopetalichthys hillsi Woodward 1941
G. †Pampetalichthys Zhu 2000
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Invalid names: Holopetalichthys longhuaensis Zhu and Wang 1996 [replaced]
G. †Sinopetalichthys P'an et al. 1975
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Sinopetalichthys kueiyangensis P'an et al. 1975
G. †Wijdeaspis Obruchev 1964
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Wijdeaspis arctica Heintz 1929
Wijdeaspis warrooensis Young 1978
Invalid names: Heintzaspidae Strand 1942 [synonym]
Fm. †Quasipetalichthyidae Liu 1991
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G. †Pauropetalichthys Pan et al. 2015
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Pauropetalichthys magnoculus Pan et al. 2015
G. †Quasipetalichthys Liu 1973
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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: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Frasnian or 419.62000 to 372.15000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) Pauropetalichthys magnoculus (162781)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China Pampetalichthys sp. (238849)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Lunaspis heroldi, Lunaspis broilii (26904)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5China Holopetalichthys longhuaensis (238387)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China (Guizhou) Sinopetalichthys kueiyangensis (238876)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Russian Federation (Severnaya Zemlya) Wijdeaspis arctica (196699)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (Victoria) Wijdeaspis warrooensis (239063)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Notopetalichthys hillsi (238657) Wijdeaspis warrooensis (233190)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Russian Federation Wijdeaspis arctica (239066)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Canada (Nunavut) Ellopetalichthys scheii (238126)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Svalbard and Jan Mayen Wijdeaspis arctica (239065)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Michigan) Macropetalichthys sp. (238768)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Indiana) Macropetalichthys rapheidolabis (238500)
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31USA (Ohio) Macropetalichthys rapheidolabis (14220)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9China (Guangxi) Guangxipetalichthys bobaiensis (238314)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Macropetalichthys sp. (238767 238769)
Givetian - Frasnian387.95 - 372.15China (Hunan) Quasipetalichthys haikouensis, Guangxipetalichthys tiaomajianensis (233242)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Epipetalichthys wildungensis (233181)