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Acrolepis hortonensis

Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepididae

Taxonomy
Acrolepis hortonensis was named by Dawson (1868). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Acrolepis hortonensis Dawson
1891Acrolepis hortonensis Woodward p. 508
1902Acrolepis hortonensis Hay p. 369

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyAcrolepididaeAldinger 1937
genusAcrolepis
specieshortonensisDawson 1868

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 hortonensis Dawson 1868
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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: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (New Brunswick) Acrolepis hortonensis (230060)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Canada (Nova Scotia) Acrolepis hortonensis (230133)