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Thursiidae

Osteolepiformes - Thursiidae

Taxonomy
Thursiidae was named by Borgen and Nakrem (2016). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Osteolepidoidei by Borgen and Nakrem (2016).

Subtaxa
Thursius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Thursiidae Borgen and Nakrem

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
orderOsteolepiformesBerg 1937
suborderOsteolepidoideiMoy-Thomas and Miles 1971
familyThursiidae
familyThursiidae

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. †Thursiidae Borgen and Nakrem 2016
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G. †Thursius Traquair 1888
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†Thursius clappi Romer 1942
†Thursius estonicus Vorobyeva 1977
†Thursius fischeri Eichwald 1840
†Thursius macrolepidotus Sedgwick and Murchison 1829
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Invalid names: Catopterus analis Agassiz 1833 [synonym], Dipterus brachypygopterus Sedwick and Murchison 1828 [synonym], Dipterus macropygopterus Sedgwick and Murchison 1828 [synonym], Thursius moythomasi Jarvik 1948 [synonym]
†Thursius minor Jarvik 1985
†Thursius pholidotus Traquair 1888
†Thursius talsiensis Vorobyeva 1971
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: base of the Early/Lower Givetian to the top of the Frasnian or 388.10000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Latvia Thursius fischeri (225796 225797)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia Thursius fischeri (225793)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Latvia Thursius estonicus (225802 225850)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Thursius estonicus (225803)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Thursius clappi (132654)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Thursius sp. (226077)