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Pachyosteus

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Selenosteidae

Taxonomy
Pachyosteus was named by Jaeckel (1903) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fras-u Sepkoski's reference number: 521]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dinichthyidae by Jordan (1963); to Arthrodira by Sepkoski (2002); and to Selenosteidae by Denison (1978) and Rücklin (2011).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Pachyosteus Jaeckel
1963Pachyosteus Jordan p. 588
1978Pachyosteus Denison
2002Pachyosteus Sepkoski
2011Pachyosteus Rücklin pp. 56 - 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
familySelenosteidaeDean 1901
genusPachyosteusJaeckel 1903

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. †Pachyosteus Jaeckel 1903
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Pachyosteus bulla Jaekel 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Frasnian or 382.40000 to 379.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) P. bulla (226394)