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Simosteus tuberculatus

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Camuropiscidae

Taxonomy
Simosteus tuberculatus was named by Dennis and Miles (1982). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gogo Formation, which is in a Frasnian platform/shelf-margin reef limestone/shale in the Gogo Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Simosteus.

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by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-05-30; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-05-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Simosteus tuberculatus Dennis and Miles

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
RankNameAuthor
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
—Coccosteomorphi
familyCamuropiscidaeDennis and Miles 1979
genusSimosteus
speciestuberculatus

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.

†Simosteus tuberculatus Dennis and Miles 1982
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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: Early/Lower Frasnian or 382.31000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Australia (Western Australia) Simosteus tuberculatus (type locality: 233189)