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Arctolepidae

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Arctolepidae

Taxonomy
Arctolepidae was named by Heintz (1937).

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Dineley and Metcalfe (1999).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Arctolepidae Heintz
1999Arctolepidae Dineley and Metcalfe

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
familyArctolepidaeHeintz 1937
familyArctolepidaeHeintz 1937

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. †Arctolepidae Heintz 1937
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G. †Plataspis Westwood 1837
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) Plataspis sp. (90352)