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Glyptolepis

Dipnomorpha - Holoptychiidae

Taxonomy
Glyptolepis was named by Agassiz (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife D Fras-m Sepkoski's reference number: 502].

It was assigned to Coelacanthi by Owen (1859); to Glyptodipterini by Huxley (1861); to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Holoptychiidae by Mondéjar‐Fernández et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Glyptolepis Agassiz p. 175
1859Glyptolepis Owen p. 123
1861Glyptolepis Huxley p. 11
2002Glyptolepis Sepkoski
2020Glyptolepis Mondéjar‐Fernández et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
suborderPorolepiformes(Jarvik 1942)
familyHoloptychiidae
genusGlyptolepis

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. †Glyptolepis Agassiz 1843
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Glyptolepis baltica Gross 1936
Glyptolepis elegans Agassiz 1844
Glyptolepis groenlandica Jarvik 1972
Glyptolepis leptopterus Agassiz 1844
Glyptolepis paucidens Agassiz 1844
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available