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Actinolepididae

Placodermi - Actinolepidiformes - Actinolepididae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Actinolepidae Gross
1975Actinolepidae Denison p. 23
1978Actinolepidae Denison
1984Actinolepidae Denison p. 396
1999Actinolepidae Dineley and Metcalfe
2019Actinolepididae van der Laan p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
—Arthrodira(Woodward 1891)
orderActinolepidiformes
familyActinolepididae(Gross 1940)
familyActinolepididae(Gross 1940)

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. †Actinolepididae Gross 1940
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G. †Actinolepis Agassiz 1845
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†Actinolepis magna Mark-Kurik 1973
†Actinolepis spinosa Mark-Kurik 1985
†Actinolepis tuberculata Agassiz 1845
†Actinolepis zaikai Plax and Newman 2020
G. †Aethaspis Denison 1958
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†Aethaspis major Denison 1958
†Aethaspis utahensis Denison 1958
G. †Ailuracantha White 1969
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G. †Aleosteus Johnson et al. 2000
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†Aleosteus eganensis Johnson et al. 2000
G. †Anarthraspis Bryant 1934
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†Anarthraspis chamberlini Bryant 1932
†Anarthraspis montanus Bryant and Ruedemann 1934
G. †Baringaspis Miles 1973
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†Baringaspis dineleyi Miles 1973
G. †Bollandaspis Schmidt 1976
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†Bollandaspis woschmidti Schmidt 1976
G. †Bryantolepis Denison 1958
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†Bryantolepis cristata Bryant 1934
†Bryantolepis williamsi Elliott and Carr 2010
G. †Heightingtonaspis White 1969
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†Heightingtonaspis anglica Traquair 1890
†Heightingtonaspis clarkei Eastman 1907
G. †Lataspis Strand 1932
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†Lataspis brevicornis Heintz 1929
†Lataspis rotundicomis Heintz 1929
G. †Lehmanosteus Goujet 1984
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†Lehmanosteus hyperboreus Goujet 1984
G. †Proaethaspis Denison 1978
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†Proaethaspis ohioensis Denison 1960
G. †Sigaspis Goujet 1973
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†Sigaspis lepidophora Goujet 1973
G. †Simblaspis Denison 1958
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†Simblaspis cachensis Denison 1958
G. †Stuertzaspis Westoll and Miles 1963
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†Stuertzaspis germanica Traquair 1903
G. †Szelepis Liu 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available