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Tartuosteus

Pteraspidomorpha - Psammosteiformes - Pycnosteidae

Taxonomy
Tartuosteus was named by Obruchev (1961) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u D Fras-l Sepkoski's reference number: 502,689].

It was assigned to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pycnosteidae by Moloshnikov (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Tartuosteus Obruchev
1962Rohonosteus Tarlo
2002Tartuosteus Sepkoski
2007Tartuosteus 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
genusTartuosteusObruchev 1961

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