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Braunosteidae

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Braunosteidae

Taxonomy
Braunosteidae was named by Stensio (1963). Its type is Braunosteus.

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

Subtaxa
Braunosteus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Braunosteidae Stensio
2019Braunosteidae van der Laan p. 32

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
—AspinothoracidiMiles and Dennis 1979
familyBraunosteidaeStensio 1963
familyBraunosteidaeStensio 1963

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.

Fm. †Braunosteidae Stensio 1963
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G. †Braunosteus Stensiö 1959
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†Braunosteus schmidti Stensiö 1959
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available