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Koilops herma

Taxonomy
Koilops herma was named by Clack et al. (2016) [Referred to in Smithson et al., 2012, as ‘probable new taxon’.]. It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMS G. 2013.39/14, a skull (Isolated skull mainly as a natural mould). Its type locality is Willie’s Hole Bed 2 (amphibian bed), which is in a Tournaisian terrestrial horizon in the Ballagan Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Koilops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Koilops herma Clack et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
genusKoilops
speciesherma

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.

Koilops herma Clack et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Koilops herma (type locality: 194781)