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Porolepis

Dipnomorpha

Taxonomy
Porolepis was named by Woodward (1891) [Sepkoski's age data: D Sieg-u D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 502,1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coelocanthiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Porolepiformes by Mondéjar‐Fernández et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Porolepis Woodward
2002Porolepis Sepkoski
2020Porolepis Mondéjar‐Fernández et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
suborderPorolepiformes(Jarvik 1942)
genusPorolepisWoodward 1891

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. †Porolepis Woodward 1891
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Porolepis brevis Jarvik 1942
Porolepis elongata Jarvik 1942
Porolepis foxi Johanson et al. 2013
Porolepis hefteri Gross 1935
Porolepis kureikensis Vorobyeva 1963
Porolepis siegenensis Gross 1935
Porolepis spitbergensis Jarvik 1942
Porolepis uralensis Obrutchev 1938
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 409.10000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Alken) P. sp. (27049)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia P. sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia P. sp. (225791)