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Macropetalichthyidae

Placodermi - Macropetalichthyidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Macropetalichthyidae Eastman
1902Macropetalichthyidae Hay p. 349
1963Macropetalichthyidae Jordan p. 588
1964Macropetalichthyidae Obruchev p. 217
1975Macropetalichthyidae Denison p. 23
1978Macropetalichthyidae Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
suborderPetalichthyida()
familyMacropetalichthyidaeEastman 1898
familyMacropetalichthyidaeEastman 1898

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. †Macropetalichthyidae Eastman 1898
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G. †Ellopetalichthys Orvig 1957
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G. †Epipetalichthys Stensiƶ 1925
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G. †Lunaspis Broili 1929
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Lunaspis broilii Gross 1937
Lunaspis heroldi Broili 1929
Lunaspis pruemiensis Kayser 1880
G. †Macropetalichthys Norwood and Owen 1846
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Macropetalichthys rhapheidolabis Norwood and Owen 1846
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Invalid names: Agassichthys manni Newberry 1857 [synonym]
G. †Notopetalichthys Woodward 1941
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Notopetalichthys hillsi Woodward 1941
G. †Quasipetalichthys Liu 1973
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G. †Wijdeaspis Obruchev 1964
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Wijdeaspis arctica Heintz 1929
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 14:32:58
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:32:58
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Emsian or 409.10000 to 402.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Lunaspis heroldi, Lunaspis broilii (26904)