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Oestocephalus pectinatus

Oestocephalidae

Taxonomy
Sauropleura pectinata was named by Cope (1868). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Linton, which is in a Westphalian D mire/swamp coal in Ohio.

It was recombined as Oestocephalus pectinatus by Cope (1869); it was recombined as Ptyonius pectinatus by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Sauropleura pectinata Cope
1869Oestocephalus pectinatus Cope p. 20
1902Ptyonius pectinatus Hay p. 414
1998Sauropleura pectinata Carroll et al. p. 76

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
suborderAistopoda
familyOestocephalidae
genusOestocephalus
speciespectinatus(Cope 1868)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: brackish, freshwater, terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:19
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) Sauropleura pectinata (type locality: 85292)