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Fallacosteus

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Camuropiscidae

Taxonomy
Fallacosteus was named by Long (1990) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-l]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Camuropiscidae by Trinajstic and Dennis-Bryan (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Fallacosteus Long
2002Fallacosteus Sepkoski
2009Fallocosteus Trinajstic and Dennis-Bryan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
familyCamuropiscidaeDennis and Miles 1979
genusFallacosteusLong 1990

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. †Fallacosteus Long 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available