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Acrolepis hopkinsi

Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepididae

Taxonomy
Acrolepis hopkinsi was named by M'Coy (1848). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Holoptychius hopkinsii by M'Coy (1844) and M'Coy (1848).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Holoptychius hopkinsii M'Coy
1848Acrolepis hopkinsi M'Coy
1848Holoptychius hopkinsii M'Coy p. 2
1855Acrolepis hopkinsi M'Coy
1877Acrolepis hopkinsii Traquair
1877Acrolepis rankinei Traquair
1891Acrolepis hopkinsi Woodward p. 506

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyAcrolepididaeAldinger 1937
genusAcrolepis
specieshopkinsiM'Coy 1848

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.

Acrolepis hopkinsi M'Coy 1848
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Invalid names: Acrolepis rankinei Traquair 1877 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Holkerian to the top of the Arnsbergian or 346.70000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Acrolepis hopkinsi (132729)
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 336.0United Kingdom (England) Acrolepis hopkinsi (229813 229814)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Acrolepis hopkinsi (230387 230425)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2United Kingdom (England) Acrolepis hopkinsi (230543)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Acrolepis hopkinsi (230431)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7Belgium Acrolepis hopkinsi (228892)