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Pycnosteidae

Pteraspidomorpha - Psammosteiformes - Pycnosteidae

Taxonomy
Pycnosteidae was named by Tarlo (1962).

It was assigned to Psammosteiformes by Moloshnikov (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Pycnosteidae Tarlo
2007Pycnosteidae Moloshnikov p. 559

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPsammosteiformesBerg 1937
familyPycnosteidaeTarlo 1962
familyPycnosteidaeTarlo 1962

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. †Pycnosteidae Tarlo 1962
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G. †Tartuosteus Obruchev 1961
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†Tartuosteus zheleznogorskensis Moloshnikov 2007
Invalid names: Rohonosteus Tarlo 1962 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available