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Plegmolepis groenlandica

Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepidae

Taxonomy
Plegmolepis groenlandica was named by Aldinger (1937). Its type specimen is MGUH VP 39, a set of postcrania (Part of shoulder girdle and anterior part of trunk), and it is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Plegmolepis groenlandica Aldinger p. 87 figs. 20-23; pl 18, 20; pl 21, fig 3; pl 22, figs 2,3
2021Plegmolepis groenlandica Alves et al. p. 1940

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyAcrolepidae
genusPlegmolepis
speciesgroenlandica

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.

Plegmolepis groenlandica Aldinger 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Plegmolepis groenlandica (121974 121975)