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Actinolepina

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Taxonomy
Actinolepina was named by Miles (1973).

It was assigned to Arthrodira by Denison (1975), Denison (1978), Denison (1984) and Young (2010).

Subtaxa
Actinolepidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Actinolepina Miles
1975Actinolepina Denison p. 23
1978Actinolepina Denison
1984Actinolepina Denison p. 396
2010Actinolepida Young p. 527

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderActinolepinaMiles 1973
suborderActinolepinaMiles 1973

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.

Subor. †Actinolepina Miles 1973
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Fm. †Actinolepidae Gross 1940
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G. †Actinolepis Agassiz 1845
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†Actinolepis magna Mark-Kurik 1973
†Actinolepis tuberculata Agassiz 1845
G. †Aethaspis Denison 1958
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†Aethaspis major Denison 1958
†Aethaspis utahensis Denison 1958
G. †Ailuracantha White 1969
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G. †Aleosteus Johnson et al. 2000
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†Aleosteus eganensis Johnson et al. 2000
G. †Anarthraspis Bryant 1934
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†Anarthraspis chamberlini Bryant 1932
†Anarthraspis montana Bryant 1932
G. †Baringaspis Miles 1973
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†Baringaspis dineleyi Miles 1973
G. †Bollandaspis Schultze 1976
G. †Bryantolepis Denison 1958
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†Bryantolepis cristata Bryant 1934
†Bryantolepis williamsi Elliott and Carr 2010
G. †Heightingtonaspis White 1969
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†Heightingtonaspis anglica Traquair 1890
†Heightingtonaspis clarkei Eastman 1907
G. †Kujdanowiaspis Stensiö 1942
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†Kujdanowiaspis podolica Brotzen 1934
G. †Lataspis Strand 1932
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†Lataspis brevicornis Heintz 1929
†Lataspis rotundicomis Heintz 1929
G. †Lehmanosteus Goujet 1984
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†Lehmanosteus hyperboreus Goujet 1984
G. †Mediaspis Heintz 1929
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†Mediaspis problematica Heintz 1929
G. †Proaethaspis Denison 1978
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†Proaethaspis ohioensis Denison 1960
G. †Sigaspis Goujet 1973
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†Sigaspis lepidophora Goujet 1973
G. †Simblaspis Denison 1958
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†Simblaspis cachensis Denison 1958
G. †Stuertzaspis Westoll and Miles 1963
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†Stuertzaspis germanica Traquair 1903
G. †Szelepis Liu 1979
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 380.20000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Wyoming) Aethaspis sp., Simblaspis sp. (153534)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) Heightingtonaspis anglica, Heightingtonaspis willsi (90352)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Yunnan) Szelepis yunnanensis (162781)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6USA (Ohio) Aethaspis sp. (26874)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Lehmanosteus hyperboreus (233179)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Norway Sigaspis lepidophora (233178)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Stuertzaspis germanica (26904)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3New Zealand Actinolepis sp. (40525)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Utah`) Aethaspis major, Aethaspis utahensis, Bryantolepis sp., Simblaspis cachensis (233171)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Wyoming) Anarthraspis montanus, Bryantolepis brachycephalus, Bryantolepis cristatus, Bryantolepis major, Bryantolepis obscurus, Anarthraspis chamberlini (26176)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Belarus (Gormel) Actinolepis zaikai (232955 232956)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Latvia Actinolepis sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Latvia Actinolepis tuberculata (225795 225796 225797)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belarus (Vitebsk) Actinolepis sp. (232874)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia Actinolepis tuberculata (225791 225793)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Latvia Actinolepis tuberculata (225802 225850)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Actinolepis magna (225851) Actinolepis tuberculata (225803)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Estonia Actinolepis magna (225778)