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Elegestolepididae

Chondrichthyes - Elegestolepidida - Elegestolepididae

Taxonomy
Elegestolepididae was named by Andreev et al. (2017). Its type is Elegestolepis.

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

Subtaxa
Elegestolepis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2017Elegestolepididae Andreev et al. pp. e1245664-4
2019Elegestolepididae van der Laan p. 34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderElegestolepidida
familyElegestolepididaeAndreev et al. 2017
familyElegestolepididaeAndreev et al. 2017

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. †Elegestolepididae Andreev et al. 2017
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G. †Elegestolepis Karatajute-Talimaa 1973
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 (2 total)


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