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Pyritocephalus

Haplolepidae

Taxonomy
Pyritocephalus was named by Fritsch (1893). Its type is Palaeoniscus sculptus.

It was assigned to Parahaplolepinae by Elliott (2014).

Species
P. comptus, P. gracilis, P. lineatus, P. lowneyae, P. rudis, P. sculptus, P. youngi
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. youngii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Pyritocephalus Fritsch
2014Pyritocephalus Elliott

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
familyHaplolepidaeWestoll 1944
subfamilyParahaplolepinaeLowney 1983
genusPyritocephalusFritsch 1893

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.

G. †Pyritocephalus Fritsch 1893
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†Pyritocephalus comptus Westoll 1944
†Pyritocephalus gracilis Westoll 1944
†Pyritocephalus lineatus Newberry 1856
†Pyritocephalus rudis Westoll 1944
†Pyritocephalus youngi Elliott 2014
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 Westphalian A to the top of the Virgilian or 318.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Scotland) P. youngii (227256)
Westphalian B316.9 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) P. rudis (229823)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Czech Republic (Pilsen) P. sculptus (84835)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) P. comptus (21981) P. gracilis (112630)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Ohio) P. lineatus (85292)
Kasimovian307.0 - 303.7USA (New Mexico) P. sp. (217023)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) P. lowneyae (216994)