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Sphaerolepis

Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Sphaerolepis was named by Frič (1877). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Trissolepididae.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Case (1900); and to Trissolepididae by Frič (1877) and Štamberg (1991).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Sphaerolepis Frič
1893Trissolepis Fritsch p. 76 figs. 277, 278; pls. 109–112
1900Sphaerolepis Case
1991Sphaerolepis Štamberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
genusSphaerolepisFrič 1877

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. †Sphaerolepis Frič 1877
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†Sphaerolepis arctata Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Trissolepis kounoviensis Fritsch 1893 [objective synonym]
Invalid names: Trissolepis Fritsch 1893 [objective synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Stephanian B to the top of the Artinskian or 301.50000 to 279.30000 Ma

Collections (63 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Czech Republic (Bohemia) S. kounoviensis (233363)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Mělník) S. kounoviensis (227312)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Mladá Boleslav) S. kounoviensis (227305 227311 227315 227316)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Rakovník) S. kounoviensis (154179)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Kladno) S. kounoviensis (227336)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Plzeň) S. kounoviensis (227359 227458)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic (Central Bohemia) S. kounoviensis (227307 227320 227323 227326 227338 227344 227345 227348 227352 227355 227357 227415 227426 227427 227456 227457)
Stephanian B301.5 - 301.0Czech Republic S. kounoviensis (155305 227596)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Mladá Boleslav) S. kounoviensis (227304)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Hradec Králové) S. kounoviensis (156568 227419 227469)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Ústí nad Labem) S. kounoviensis (227308 227403 227404)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Kladno) S. kounoviensis (227332)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Litoměřice) S. sp., S. kounoviensis (227303)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Liberec) S. kounoviensis (227310 227358 227405 227408 227470 227471 227527 227528)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Semily) S. kounoviensis (227329 227467 227468)
Stephanian C301.0 - 300.4Czech Republic (Central Bohemia) S. kounoviensis (227306 227309 227313 227314 227318 227325 227347 227349 227350 227356 227454)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3USA (Oklahoma) S. arcata (220872) S. arctata (79402)
Leonardian286.0 - 273.01USA (Oklahoma) S. arctata (87054 180990)