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Nostolepis

Chondrichthyes - Climatiiformes - Climatiidae

Taxonomy
Nostolepis was named by Pander (1856) [Sepkoski's age data: S Wenl D Give-l Sepkoski's reference number: 455,645]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Thelodontidae by Jordan (1963); to Climatiidae by Denison (1979); and to Climatiiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
N. costata, N. gracilis, N. robusta, N. striata
Species lacking formal opinion data
N. gaujensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Nostolepis Pander
1963Nostolepis Jordan p. 585
1979Nostolepis Denison
2002Nostolepis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
subclassAcanthodii(Owen 1846)
orderClimatiiformesBerg 1940
familyClimatiidaeBerg 1940
genusNostolepisPander 1856

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. †Nostolepis Pander 1856
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†Nostolepis costata Goujet 1976
†Nostolepis gracilis Gross 1947
†Nostolepis robusta Brotzen 1934
†Nostolepis striata Pander 1856
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-12-09 04:51:13
Modified: 2009-12-09 06:54:46
Source: o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988, Whittington et al. 1997

Age range: base of the Homerian to the top of the Late/Upper Devonian or 430.50000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4China (Sichuan) N. tewonensis (182550)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) N. sp. (534)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) N. sp. (27796)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0China (Junnan) N. sp. (182558)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) N. striata (13820)
Kaugetuma423.0 - 421.5Estonia N. striata, N. gracilis (195606)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Estonia N. striata (13829) N. striata, N. gracilis (13830)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2China (Junnan) N. sp., N. sinica, N. striata (182559)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia N. striata (13826 13827)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) N. striata, N. gracilis (193837)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia N. striata, N. gracilis (13831)
Kuressaare421.3 - 419.2Estonia N. striata (13828)
Kuressaare421.3 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) N. striata (195605)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8France N. sp. (26983)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation N. sp. (26672 26673)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Yunnan) N. sp. (162781)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3USA (Nevada) N. sp. (216483 216486 216487 216491 216493 216495 216496)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation N. sp. A (35710) N. sp. A, N. sp. (35711) N. sp. A, N. sp. B (35712 35713)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand N. striata, N. gracilis (40524)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Russian Federation N. sp. A (35720) N. sp. A, N. sp. B, N. sp. (35718) N. sp. C (35715)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia N. sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia N. kernavensis (225793)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia N. gaujensis (225851)
Late/Upper Devonian382.7 - 358.9Colombia (Boyacá) N. gaujensis (211928)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia N. gaujensis (225777)