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Gyrosteus
Taxonomy
Gyrosteus was named by Agassiz (1843) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar J Bath Sepkoski's reference number: 452,916]. Its type is Gyrosteus mirabilis.
It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Chondrosteidae by Agassiz (1889), Woodward (1895) and Hornung and Sachs (2020).
It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Chondrosteidae by Agassiz (1889), Woodward (1895) and Hornung and Sachs (2020).
Species
G. mirabilis (syn. Sepia incomposita) (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1843 | Gyrosteus Agassiz p. 175 |
1889 | Gyrosteus Agassiz p. 36 |
1895 | Gyrosteus Woodward p. 34 |
2002 | Gyrosteus Sepkoski |
2020 | Gyrosteus Hornung and Sachs p. 4 |
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G. †Gyrosteus Agassiz 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available