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Elegestolepidida

Chondrichthyes - Elegestolepidida

Taxonomy
Elegestolepidida is an order.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Elegestolepidida van der Laan p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderElegestolepidida
orderElegestolepidida

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. †Elegestolepididae Andreev et al. 2017
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G. †Elegestolepis Karatajute-Talimaa 1973
Fm. †Kannathalepididae Marss and Gagnier 2001
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G. †Kannathalepis Marss and Gagnier 2001
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†Kannathalepis milleri Marss and Gagnier 2001
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 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Wagner 2023, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pridoli or 422.70000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.1 - 419.62Canada (Nunavut) Kannathalepis milleri (135991)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Russian Federation Elegestolepis sp. (24781)
Pridoli - Helderbergian422.7 - 393.47Russian Federation Elegestolepis sp. (24785)