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Tolypelepis

Pteraspidomorpha - Tolypelepidiformes - Tolypelepididae

Taxonomy
Tolypelepis is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pteraspidae by Jordan (1963); to Pteraspidomorphes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tolypelepididae by Van Der Laan (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Tolypelepis Jordan p. 585
2002Tolypelepis Sepkoski
2019Tolypelepis Van Der Laan p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderTolypelepidiformes
familyTolypelepididaeStrand 1934
genusTolypelepis

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: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ohesaare or 433.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) T. sp. A (188784)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Estonia T. undulata (13830)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Russian Federation T. undulata (90328)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) T. undulata (193837)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia T. undulata (13831)