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Glyptolepis microlepidotus

Dipnomorpha - Holoptychiidae

Taxonomy
Glyptolepis microlepidotus was named by Agassiz (1844). Its type specimen is BMNH P.340 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Gyroptychius microlepidotus by Woodward (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Glyptolepis microlepidotus Agassiz
1859Glyptolepis microlepidotus Owen p. 123
1891Gyroptychius microlepidotus Woodward p. 358
2020Glyptolepis microlepidotus Mondéjar‐Fernández et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
suborderPorolepiformes(Jarvik 1942)
familyHoloptychiidae
genusGlyptolepis
speciesmicrolepidotusAgassiz 1844

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.

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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
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