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Phlyctaenius

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Phlyctaeniidae

Taxonomy
Phlyctaenius was named by Traquair (1890).

It was replaced with Phlyctaenaspis by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Coccosteidae by Jordan (1963); and to Phlyctaeniidae by Denison (1978).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Phlyctaenius Traquair p. 452
1963Phlyctaenius Jordan p. 588
1978Phlyctaenius Denison

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderPhlyctaeninaMiles 1973
familyPhlyctaeniidaeFowler 1947
genusPhlyctaeniusTraquair 1890

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. †Phlyctaenius Traquair 1890
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Phlyctaenius acadicus Whiteaves 1881
Phlyctaenius fulgens Pageau 1969
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available