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Mesolepis scalaris

Palaeonisciformes - Platysomidae

Taxonomy
Mesolepis scalaris was named by Young (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Mesolepis scalaris Young
1891Mesolepis scalaris Woodward p. 533

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPlatysomoidei()
familyPlatysomidae
genusMesolepisYoung 1866
speciesscalarisYoung 1866

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.

Mesolepis scalaris Young 1866
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Moscovian or 315.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom (England) Mesolepis scalaris (229497)