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Mylostomatidae

Placodermi - Arthrodira - Mylostomatidae

Taxonomy
Mylostomatidae was named by Woodward (1891).

It was assigned to Arthrothoraci by Jordan (1963); to Pachyosteina by Denison (1975) and Denison (1978); and to Arthrodira by Hay (1902) and Denison (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Mylostomatidae Woodward p. 315
1902Mylostomatidae Hay p. 350
1963Mylostomidae Jordan p. 588
1975Mylostomatidae Denison p. 23
1978Mylostomatidae Denison
1984Mylostomatidae Denison p. 396

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
familyMylostomatidaeWoodward 1891
familyMylostomatidaeWoodward 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.

Fm. †Mylostomatidae Woodward 1891
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G. †Dinomylostoma Eastman 1906
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Dinomylostoma beecheri Eastman 1906
Dinomylostoma buffaloensis Hussakof and Bryant 1919
Dinomylostoma eastmani Hussakof 1913
G. †Mylostoma Newberry 1883
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Mylostoma eurhinus Dunkle and Bungart 1945
Mylostoma newberryi Eastman 1907
Mylostoma terrelli Newberry 1883
Mylostoma variabile Newberry 1883
G. †Tafilalichthys Lehman 1956
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Tafilalichthys lavocati Lehman 1954
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available