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Sceletophorus

Palaeonisciformes - Sceletophoridae

Taxonomy
Sceletophorus was named by Fritsch (1894). It is not extant. It is the type genus of Sceletophoridae.

It was assigned to Trissolepididae by Štamberg (1991); and to Sceletophoridae by Štamberg (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Sceletophorus Fritsch pp. 88-92
1991Sceletophorus Štamberg
2013Sceletophorus Štamberg

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familySceletophoridaeŠtamberg 2006
genusSceletophorusFritsch 1894

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. †Sceletophorus Fritsch 1894
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†Sceletophorus biserialis Fritsch 1895
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Invalid names: Phanerosteon pauper Fritsch 1894 [synonym]
†Sceletophorus verrucosus Fritsch 1895
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Westphalian D or 309.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0Czech Republic S. biserialis, S. verrucosus (125662)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5Czech Republic (Pilsen) S. verrucosus (84835)