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Howqualepididae

Howqualepididae

Taxonomy
Howqualepididae was named by Long et al. (2008). Its type is Howqualepis.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Long et al. (2008).

Subtaxa
Donnrosenia, Howqualepis (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Howqualepididae Long et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
familyHowqualepididae
familyHowqualepididae

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. †Howqualepididae Long et al. 2008
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G. †Donnrosenia Long et al. 2008
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Donnrosenia schaefferi Long et al. 2008
G. †Howqualepis Long 1988
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Howqualepis youngorum Choo 2009
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian - Givetian407.6 - 382.7Antarctica Donnrosenia schaefferi (207077 207078 207084 207085)
Eifelian - Famennian393.3 - 358.9Australia (New South Wales) Howqualepis youngorum (225601)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Victoria) Howqualepis rostridens (225605)