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Tetragonolepis discus

Osteichthyes - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Taxonomy
Tetragonolepis discus was named by Egerton (1853). Its type specimen is BMNH P7625 and is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. magnevillei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Tetragonolepis discus Egerton
1895Tetragonolepis discus Woodward p. 160
1960Tetragonolepis discus Gardiner pp. 305-306

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familySemionotidae
genusTetragonolepisBronn 1830
speciesdiscusEgerton 1853

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.

†Tetragonolepis discus Egerton 1853
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Toarcian or 184.20000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7United Kingdom Tetragonolepis discus (131929)