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Rabdiolepis

Osteolepiformes - Megalichthyidae

Taxonomy
Rabdiolepis was named by Emmons (1857). Its type is Rabdiolepis specious.

It was assigned to Coelacanthidae by Emmons (1857); and to Megalichthyidae by Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Rabdiolepis Emmons p. 45
1902Rabdiolepis Hay p. 360

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderOsteolepiformesBerg 1937
familyMegalichthyidae
genusRabdiolepis

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. †Rabdiolepis Emmons 1857
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Rabdiolepis speciosa Emmons 1857
Rabdiolepis striata Bock 1959
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Pennsylvania) R. gwyneddensis, R. striata (99375)