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Rabdiolepis gwyneddensis

Osteolepiformes - Megalichthyidae

Taxonomy
Rabdiolepis gwyneddensis was named by Bock (1959). Its type specimen is ANSP Bock 31 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Gwynedd Tunnel (thin shales), which is in a Norian pond shale in the Lockatong Formation of Pennsylvania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Rabdiolepis gwyneddensis Bock p. 12 figs. Pl. 2:fig. 1

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

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.

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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: 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) Rabdiolepis gwyneddensis (type locality: 99375)