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Howqualepis youngorum

Howqualepididae

Taxonomy
Howqualepis youngorum was named by Choo (2009). Its type specimen is ANU V2929 a,b, a partial skeleton (incomplete opercular-gular series, cleithrum, clavicle, scales and all fins except the dorsal fin), and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Bunga Beach, which is in an Eifelian/Famennian lacustrine shale/sandstone in the Bunga Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Howqualepis youngorum Choo

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

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.

†Howqualepis youngorum Choo 2009
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Famennian or 393.30000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian - Famennian393.3 - 358.9Australia (New South Wales) Howqualepis youngorum (type locality: 225601)