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Actinolepidiformes

Placodermi - Actinolepidiformes

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Actinolepidiformes van der Laan p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderActinolepidiformes
orderActinolepidiformes

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. †Actinolepididae Gross 1940
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G. †Actinolepis Agassiz 1845
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†Actinolepis magna Mark-Kurik 1973
†Actinolepis spinosa Mark-Kurik 1985
†Actinolepis tuberculata Agassiz 1845
†Actinolepis zaikai Plax and Newman 2020
G. †Aethaspis Denison 1958
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†Aethaspis major Denison 1958
†Aethaspis utahensis Denison 1958
G. †Ailuracantha White 1969
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G. †Aleosteus Johnson et al. 2000
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†Aleosteus eganensis Johnson et al. 2000
G. †Anarthraspis Bryant 1934
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†Anarthraspis chamberlini Bryant 1932
†Anarthraspis montanus Bryant and Ruedemann 1934
G. †Baringaspis Miles 1973
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†Baringaspis dineleyi Miles 1973
G. †Bollandaspis Schmidt 1976
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†Bollandaspis woschmidti Schmidt 1976
G. †Bryantolepis Denison 1958
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†Bryantolepis cristata Bryant 1934
†Bryantolepis williamsi Elliott and Carr 2010
G. †Heightingtonaspis White 1969
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†Heightingtonaspis anglica Traquair 1890
†Heightingtonaspis clarkei Eastman 1907
G. †Lataspis Strand 1932
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†Lataspis brevicornis Heintz 1929
†Lataspis rotundicomis Heintz 1929
G. †Lehmanosteus Goujet 1984
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†Lehmanosteus hyperboreus Goujet 1984
G. †Proaethaspis Denison 1978
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†Proaethaspis ohioensis Denison 1960
G. †Sigaspis Goujet 1973
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†Sigaspis lepidophora Goujet 1973
G. †Simblaspis Denison 1958
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†Simblaspis cachensis Denison 1958
G. †Stuertzaspis Westoll and Miles 1963
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†Stuertzaspis germanica Traquair 1903
G. †Szelepis Liu 1979
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Fm. †Antarctaspididae White 1968
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G. †Antarctaspis White 1968
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G. †Potangaspis Zhu et al. 2010
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†Potangaspis parvoculatus Zhu et al. 2010
G. †Yujiangolepis Wang and Wang 1998
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†Yujiangolepis liujingensis Wang and Wang 1998
Fm. †Gavinaspididae Dupret and Zhu 2008
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G. †Gavinaspis Dupret and Zhu 2008
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†Gavinaspis convergens Dupret and Zhu 2008
Fm. †Kujdanowiaspididae Berg 1955
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G. †Kujdanowiaspis Stensio 1942
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†Kujdanowiaspis podolica Brotzen 1934
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Invalid names: Kujdanowiaspis rectiformis Brotzen 1934 [synonym]
Fm. †Phyllolepidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Cowralepis Ritchie 2005
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†Cowralepis mclachlani Ritchie 2005
G. †Pentagonolepis Lohest 1890
G. †Phyllolepis Agassiz 1843
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†Phyllolepis concentrica Agassiz 1844
†Phyllolepis delicatula Newberry 1889
†Phyllolepis konincki Lohest 1888
†Phyllolepis nielseni Stensio 1939
†Phyllolepis orvini Heintz 1930
†Phyllolepis tolli Vasiliauskas 1963
†Phyllolepis undulata Lohest 1888
†Phyllolepis woodwardi Stensio 1939
G. †Placolepis Ritchie 1984
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†Placolepis budawangensis Ritchie 1984
†Placolepis harajica Young 2005
†Placolepis tingeyi Young 2005
Fm. †Wuttagoonaspididae Ritchie 1973
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G. †Wuttagoonaspis Ritchie 1973
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†Wuttagoonaspis fletcheri Ritchie 1973
†Wuttagoonaspis milligani Young and Goujet 2003
G. †Yiminaspis Dupret 2008
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†Yiminaspis shenme Dupret 2008
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Lochkovian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 419.62000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Maine) Heightingtonaspis clarkei (238354)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02United Kingdom (England) Heightingtonaspis anglica, Heightingtonaspis willsi (90352)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Baringaspis dineleyi (238034 238035 238128)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Ukraine Kujdanowiaspis podolica (239217 239221 239250 239253 239254)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Wyoming) Aethaspis sp., Simblaspis sp. (153534)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02China (Yunnan) Gavinaspis convergens, Szelepis yunnanensis (162781)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62USA (Ohio) Aethaspis sp., Proaethaspis ohioensis (26874)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.62 - 410.62Ukraine Kujdanowiaspis buczacziensis (239243) Kujdanowiaspis podolica (239241)
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Belarus (Vitebsk) Actinolepis zaikai (232499)
Lochkovian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Ukraine (Ternopil) Kujdanowiaspis podolica (237769)
Devonian419.62 - 358.86Australia (Northern Territory) Placolepis harajica (238742)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Ukraine Kujdanowiaspis buczacziensis (239259 239260 239262 239265) Kujdanowiaspis buczacziensis, Kujdanowiaspis podolica (239255) Kujdanowiaspis podolica (239247) Kujdanowiaspis sp. (239249 239264)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62Australia (New South) Wuttagoonaspis fletcheri (233555)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China Szelepis sp. (238849)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China (Guangxi) Yujiangolepis liujingensis (80471)
Pragian413.02 - 410.62China (Yunnan) Yiminaspis shenme (233155)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Norway Sigaspis lepidophora (233178)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Svalbard and Jan Mayen Lehmanosteus hyperboreus (233179)
Pragian - Emsian413.02 - 393.47Latvia Actinolepis spinosa (237762)
Pragian - Eifelian413.02 - 387.95Australia (New South Wales) Wuttagoonaspis fletcheri (235896)
Pragian - Givetian413.02 - 382.31Australia (Northern Territory) Wuttagoonaspis milligani, Austrophyllolepis dulciensis (233556)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany Stuertzaspis germanica (26904)
Early/Lower Emsian410.62 - 399.5Germany (Gemuenden) Stuertzaspis germanica (26903)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47New Zealand Actinolepis sp. (40525)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Wyoming) Bryantolepis cristatus, Bryantolepis major, Bryantolepis obscurus, Anarthraspis chamberlini, Anarthraspis montanus, Bryantolepis brachycephala (26176)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Utah) Aethaspis major, Aethaspis utahensis, Bryantolepis sp., Simblaspis cachensis (233171) Bryantolepis williamsi (233157)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belgium Bollandaspis woschmidti (238039)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Belarus (Gormel) Actinolepis zaikai (232955 232956)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47China Potangaspis parvoculatus (233168)
Emsian - Givetian410.62 - 382.31Antarctica Antarctaspis mcmurdoensis (207077)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47USA (Nevada) Aleosteus eganensis (237780)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia Actinolepis sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus (Vitebsk) Actinolepis sp. (232874)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus Actinolepididae indet. (225853)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia Actinolepis tuberculata (225791 225793)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Latvia Actinolepis tuberculata (225795 225796 225797)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia Actinolepis tuberculata (225802 225850)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia Actinolepis magna (225851) Actinolepis tuberculata (225803 225804)
Early/Lower Givetian - Middle Givetian387.95 - 383.4Australia (New South Wales) Phyllolepis sp. (238202)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (New South Wales) Cowralepis mclachlani (238071)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Antarctica Placolepis tingeyi, Austrophyllolepis quiltyi (207072)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Austrophyllolepis youngi, Austrophyllolepis ritchiei (225605)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Estonia Actinolepis magna (225778)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Australia (Victoria) Phyllolepis sp. (239410 239411)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Australia (Victoria) Phyllolepidae indet. (239421)
Early/Lower Frasnian - Middle Frasnian382.31 - 375.2Australia (New South Wales) Placolepis budawangensis (238740)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom Phyllolepis concentrica, Phyllolepis woodwardi (238708)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86United Kingdom (Somerset) Phyllolepis concentrica (232123)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Latvia Phyllolepis tolli (238744)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Greenland Phyllolepis nielseni, Phyllolepis orvini (238738)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86USA (Pennsylvania) Phyllolepidae indet. (238265) Phyllolepis rossimontina (35044)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Belgium Phyllolepis undulata (131916)