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Styracopteridae

Eurynotiformes - Styracopteridae

Taxonomy
Styracopteridae was named by Moy-Thomas (1937). Its type is Styracopterus.

It was assigned to Eurynotiformes by Sallan and Coates (2013).

Subtaxa
Bendenius, Benedenius, Fouldenia, Styracopterus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Styracopteridae Moy-Thomas
2013Styracopteridae Sallan and Coates

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderEurynotiformes
familyStyracopteridaeMoy-Thomas 1937
familyStyracopteridaeMoy-Thomas 1937

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. †Styracopteridae Moy-Thomas 1937
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G. †Benedenius Traquair 1877
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†Benedenius deneensis van Beneden 1871
†Benedenius soreili Fraipont 1890
G. †Fouldenia White 1927
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†Fouldenia ischiptera Traquair 1881
†Fouldenia striatulus Schultze et al. 2021
G. †Styracopterus Traquair 1890
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†Styracopterus fulcratus Traquair 1881
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Ivorian to the top of the Brigantian or 353.80000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) Fouldenia ischiptera (229809)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Styracopterus ottadinicus (230372)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom (Scotland) Fouldenia ischiptera (10658)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Fouldenia ischiptera (229962)
Arundian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Styracopterus fulcratus (90682)
Arundian346.7 - 340.0Belgium Benedenius deneensis (228904 228905) Benedenius deneensis, Benedenius soreili (228903)
Arundian - Holkerian346.7 - 340.0Belgium Benedenius deneensis (90649)
Holkerian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Styracopterus fulcratus (227181)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Styracopteridae indet. (230415 230468)