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Plourdosteidae

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Plourdosteidae

Taxonomy
Plourdosteidae was named by Vézina (1990). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Incisoscutoidea by Trinajstic and Dennis-Bryan (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Plourdosteidae Vézina
2009Plourdosteidae Trinajstic and Dennis-Bryan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
superfamilyIncisoscutoideaLong 1994
familyPlourdosteidaeVézina 1990
familyPlourdosteidaeVézina 1990

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. †Plourdosteidae Vézina 1990
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G. †Compagopiscis Gardiner and Miles 1994
G. †Protitanichthys Eastman 1907
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Protitanichthys fossatus Eastman 1907
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available