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Yinostius

Placodermi - Phlyctaeniiformes - Heterosteidae

Taxonomy
Yinosteus was named by Wang and Wang (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Yinosteus major.

It was corrected as Yinostius by Zhu et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Heterostiidae by Zhu et al. (2016).

Species
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2026-06-09

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Yinosteus Wang and Wang
2002Yinosteus Sepkoski
2016Yinostius Zhu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderPhlyctaeniiformes
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyHeterosteoideaDenison 1984
familyHeterosteidaeJaekel 1903
genusYinostius()

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. †Yinostius Wang and Wang 1984
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Yinostius major Wang and Wang 1984
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: Late/Upper Emsian or 399.50000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47China Yinosteus major (238391)