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Aulacosteus

Placodermi - Ptyctodontiformes - Ptyctodontidae

Taxonomy
Aulacosteus was named by Eichwald (1846). It is the type genus of Ptyctodontidae.

It was assigned to Aulacosteidae by Fowler (1947); and to Ptyctodontidae by van der Laan (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1846Aulacosteus Eichwald
1947Aulacosteus Fowler p. 6
2019Aulacosteus van der Laan p. 29

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Antiarchi(Cope 1885)
orderPtyctodontiformes
familyPtyctodontidaeWoodward 1891
genusAulacosteusEichwald 1846

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.

G. †Aulacosteus Eichwald 1846
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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
Collections
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