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Pycnosteus

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Psammosteidae

Taxonomy
Pycnosteus was named by Preobrajenski (1911) [Sepkoski's age data: D Give-u Sepkoski's reference number: 689].

It was assigned to Psammosteidae by Jordan (1963); and to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Pycnosteus Preobrajenski
1963Pycnosteus Jordan p. 585
2002Pycnosteus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
RankNameAuthor
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
suborderPteraspidoidei(Janvier 1996)
familyPsammosteidaeTraquair 1896
genusPycnosteusPreobrajenski 1911

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.

G. †Pycnosteus Preobrajenski 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available