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Brachythoraci

Placodermi - Arthrodira

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1932Brachythoraci Gross
1969Brachythoraci Straka and Semken p. 1424
1984Brachythoraci Denison p. 396
2010Brachythoraci Young p. 527
2011Brachythoraci Long p. 242

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Placodermiomorphi
classPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932

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.

Subor. †Brachythoraci Gross 1932
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Superfm. †Brachydeiroidea Denison 1978
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Fm. †Brachydeiridae Gross 1932
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G. †Brachydeirus Koenen 1880
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†Brachydeirus bicarinatus Stensio 1963
†Brachydeirus carinatus Koenen 1880
†Brachydeirus gracilis Gross 1932
†Brachydeirus grandis Gross 1932
†Brachydeirus magnus Gross 1933
†Brachydeirus minor Gross 1932
G. †Oxyosteus Jaeckel 1911
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†Oxyosteus magnus Gross 1932
†Oxyosteus rostratus Gross 1932
G. †Synauchenia Jaeckel 1919
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†Synauchenia coalescens Gross 1932
Fm. †Leptosteidae Jaekel 1911
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G. †Leptosteus Jaeckel 1919
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†Leptosteus bickensis Koenen 1876
†Leptosteus involutus Bryant 1931
Superfm. †Buchanosteoidea Denison 1978
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Fm. †Buchanosteidae White 1952
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G. †Buchanosteus Stensiö 1945
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G. †Parabuchanosteus White and Toombs 1972
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Fm. †Williamsaspidae White 1952
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G. †Williamsaspis White 1952
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†Williamsaspis bedfordi White 1952
Superfm. †Coccosteoidea Denison 1978
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Fm. †Coccosteidae Asmuss 1856
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G. †Agassichthys Newberry 1857
G. †Anomalichthys Koenen 1883
G. †Aspidophorus Newberry 1870
G. †Asteroplax Woodward 1891
G. †Belgiosteus Lehman 1973
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†Belgiosteus mortelmansi Lehman 1973
G. †Brachydirus Koenen 1880
G. †Clarkeosteus Obruchev 1964
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†Clarkeosteus halmodeus Clarke 1894
G. †Coccosteus Agassiz 1843
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†Coccosteus canadensis Woodward 1892
†Coccosteus carbonarius M'Coy 1848
†Coccosteus chamberlini Bryant 1932
†Coccosteus cuspidatus Miller 1841
†Coccosteus cuyahogae Claypole 1898
†Coccosteus decipiens Agassiz 1841
†Coccosteus disjectus Woodward 1891
†Coccosteus grossi Obrucheva 1962
†Coccosteus hercynius von Meyer 1852
†Coccosteus macromus Cope 1892
†Coccosteus markae Obrucheva 1962
†Coccosteus minor Miller 1858
†Coccosteus occidentalis Newberry 1875
†Coccosteus terranovae Obruchev 1934
G. †Dickosteus Miles and Westoll 1963
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†Dickosteus threiplandi Miles and Westoll 1963
G. †Eldenosteus Miles 1975
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†Eldenosteus arizonensis Hussakof 1942
G. †Lispognathus Miller 1892
G. †Livosteus Obrucheva 1962
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†Livosteus grandis Gross 1933
G. †Millerosteus Stensio 1959
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†Millerosteus minor Miller 1858
†Millerosteus orvikui Gross 1940
G. †Phlyctaenaspis Traquair 1890
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†Phlyctaenaspis anglica Traquair 1870
G. †Physichthys Meyer 1855
G. †Plourdosteus Orvig 1951
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†Plourdosteus canadensis Woodward 1892
†Plourdosteus grossi Kulczycki 1957
†Plourdosteus livonicus Eastman 1896
†Plourdosteus magnus Traquair 1895
†Plourdosteus mironovi Obruchev 1933
†Plourdosteus panderi Obrucheva 1962
†Plourdosteus timanicus Obrucheva 1962
†Plourdosteus trautscholdi Eastman 1897
G. †Ponerichthys Miller 1892
G. †Siphonodus Fischer von Waldheim 1852
G. †Watsonosteus Miles and Westoll 1963
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†Watsonosteus fletti Watson 1932
G. †Woodwardosteus White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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†Woodwardosteus spatulatus Newberry 1873
Invalid names: Coccosteinae Hay 1902 [empty]
Fm. †Gemuendenaspidae Miles 1962
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G. †Gemuendenaspis Miles 1962
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†Gemuendenaspis angusta Traquair 1903
Fm. †Pholidosteidae Gross 1932
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G. †Malerosteus Kulczycki 1957
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†Malerosteus gorizdroae Kulczycki 1957
G. †Pholidosteus Jaeckel 1907
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†Pholidosteus bidorsatus Koenen 1880
†Pholidosteus friedeli Jaekel 1907
†Pholidosteus laevior Gross 1932
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†Tapinosteus heintzi Stensio 1963
Superfm. †Dinichthyoidea Denison 1978
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Fm. †Leiosteidae Stensiö 1963
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G. †Erromenosteus Jaeckel 1919
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†Erromenosteus concavus Gross 1932
†Erromenosteus diensti Stensio 1959
†Erromenosteus inflatus Stensio 1963
†Erromenosteus koeneni Stensio 1963
†Erromenosteus lucifer Jaekel 1919
Fm. †Trematosteidae Gross 1932
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G. †Belosteus Jaeckel 1927
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†Belosteus elegans Jaekel 1919
G. †Brachyosteus Jaeckel 1927
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†Brachyosteus dietrichi Gross 1932
†Brachyosteus ooensis Gross 1937
G. †Cyrtosteus Gross 1932
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†Cyrtosteus inflatus Koenen 1880
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†Parabelosteus pusillus Gross 1932
G. †Trematosteus Jaeckel 1927
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Superfm. †Heterosteoidea Denison 1984
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Fm. †Heterosteidae Jaekel 1903
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G. †Herasmius Orvig 1969
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†Herasmius granulatus Orvig 1969
G. †Heterosteus Asmuss 1856
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†Heterosteus asmussi Agassiz 1844
†Heterosteus convexus Asmuss 1856
†Heterosteus groenlandicus Stensio 1938
†Heterosteus ingens Asmuss 1856
†Heterosteus rhenanus Gross 1933
Superfm. †Homosteoidea Denison 1978
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Fm. †Homostiidae Jaekel 1903
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G. †Angarichthys Obruchev 1927
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†Angarichthys hyperboreus Obruchev 1927
G. †Antineosteus Lelievre 1984
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†Antineosteus rufus Vaškaninová and Kraft 2014
G. †Euleptaspis White and Moy-Thomas 1940
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†Euleptaspis depressa Gross 1933
G. †Lophostracon Lankester 1884
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†Lophostracon spitzbergense Lankester 1884
G. †Luetkeichthys Bystrow 1957
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†Luetkeichthys borealis Bystrow 1957
G. †Tityosteus Gross 1960
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†Tityosteus rieversi Gross 1960
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-08-17 14:23:32
Modified: 2004-08-17 16:33:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Emsian to the top of the Mississippian or 407.60000 to 323.20000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany (Gemuenden) Gemuendenaspis angusta (26903)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco Brachythoraci indet. (150334)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Brachythoraci indet. (26904) Tityosteus rieversi (74300)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) Buchanosteus confertituberculatus (233190)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Coccosteus sp. (a) (35578)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Morocco Antineosteus lehmani (208249)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Latvia Coccosteus cuspidatus (225796 225797)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Estonia Coccosteus cuspidatus (225793)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Latvia Dickosteus grossi (225802 225850)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Estonia Coccosteus markae (225851) Dickosteus grossi (225803 225804)
Early/Lower Givetian388.1 - 383.7Belarus Coccosteus sp. (225886)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Svalbard and Jan Mayen (Spitsbergen) Coccosteidae indet. (225592)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Russian Federation Plourdosteus livonicus (90343)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2Belarus Plourdosteus sp. (225887)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Germany Pholidosteus pygmaeus, Brachydeirus carinatus, Brachydeirus bicarinatus, Brachydeirus gracilis, Brachydeirus magnus, Brachydeirus minor, Oxyosteus rostratus, Oxyosteus magnus, Synauchenia coalescens, Leptosteus bickensis, Pholidosteus friedeli, Pholidosteus bidorsatus, Pholidosteus laevior, Erromenosteus lucifer, Erromenosteus brachyrostris, Erromenosteus concavus, Erromenosteus diensti, Erromenosteus inflatus, Erromenosteus platycephalus, Belosteus elegans, Brachyosteus dietrichi, Cyrtosteus inflatus, Parabelosteus pusillus, Parabelosteus acuticeps, Parabelosteus tuberculatus, Trematosteus fontanellus (233181)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Pennsylvania) Coccosteus macromus (164512)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Canada (Quebec) Plourdosteus canadensis (179176)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Brachydeirus scaber, Oxyosteus sp., Plourdosteus sp., Brachydeirus grandis, Plourdosteus grossi, Malerosteus gorizdroae (226394)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Belarus Plourdosteus sp., Plourdosteus livonicus (225888)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Estonia Livosteus grandis, Plourdosteus panderi, Watsonosteus sp. (225778)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Latvia Plourdosteus livonicus, Plourdosteus panderi (225777)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian380.2 - 382.4Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia) Coccosteus sp. (197071)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9United Kingdom (Somerset) Coccosteus sp. (232123)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Ireland Coccosteus decipiens (32230)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2United Kingdom Coccosteus carbonarius (132781)