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Selenosteidae

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Selenosteidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Selenosteidae Dean
1963Selenosteidae Jordan p. 588
1975Selenosteidae Denison p. 23
1978Selenosteidae Denison
1984Selenosteidae Denison p. 396
2011Selenosteidae Rücklin p. 28
2022Selenosteidae Jobbins et al. p. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
familySelenosteidaeDean 1901
familySelenosteidaeDean 1901

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. †Selenosteidae Dean 1901
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G. †Amazichthys Jobbins et al. 2022
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†Amazichthys trinajsticae Jobbins et al. 2022
G. †Braunosteus Stensiö 1959
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†Braunosteus schmidti Stensiö 1959
G. †Draconichthys Rücklin 2011
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†Draconichthys elegans Rücklin 2011
G. †Enseosteus Jaeckel 1919
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†Enseosteus hermanni Stensio 1959
†Enseosteus jaekeli Gross 1932
†Enseosteus marocanensis Rücklin 2011
†Enseosteus pachyostoides Stensio 1959
G. †Gymnotrachelus Dunkle and Bongert 1939
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†Gymnotrachelus hydei Dunkle and Bungart 1939
G. †Melanosteus Lelievre and Goujet 1987
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†Melanosteus occitanus Lelièvre et al. 1987
G. †Microsteus Gross 1932
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†Microsteus angusticeps Stensio 1963
†Microsteus dubius Gross 1932
G. †Pachyosteus Jaeckel 1903
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†Pachyosteus bulla Jaekel 1903
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†Paramylostoma arcualis Dunkle and Bungart 1945
G. †Rhinosteus Jaeckel 1911
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†Rhinosteus parvulus Gross 1932
†Rhinosteus traquairi Jaekel 1911
G. †Selenosteus Dean 1901
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†Selenosteus brevis Claypole 1869
G. †Stenosteus Dean 1901
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†Stenosteus glaber Dean 1901
†Stenosteus pertenuis Branson 1911
G. †Walterosteus Stensiö 1959
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†Walterosteus grossi Rücklin 2011
†Walterosteus lelievrei Rücklin 2011
†Walterosteus pachyosteides Stensiö 1959
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: base of the Middle Frasnian to the top of the Late/Upper Famennian or 382.40000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2France Melanosteus occitanus (233558)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Morocco Draconichthys elegan, Rhinosteus parvulus, Walterosteus lelievrei, Enseosteus marocanensis (233172)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Germany Enseosteus hermani, Enseosteus pachyosteides, Microsteus gracilis, Rhinosteus traquari, Enseosteus jaekeli, Microsteus dubius, Rhinosteus parvulus, Rhinosteus tuberculatus (233181) Walterosteus grossi (233180)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Pachyosteus bulla (226394)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7Morocco Amazichthys trinajsticae (231912)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (ohio) Stenosteus angustopectus, Gymnotrachelus hydei, Paramylostoma arcualis, Selenosteus brevis, Stenosteus glaber, Stenosteus pertenuis (233183)