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Ptycholepis tenuisquamata

Ptycholepiformes - Ptycholepididae

Taxonomy
Ptycholepis tenuisquamata was named by Kner (1867). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Raibl, Carinthia (Sandberger collection), which is in a Julian basinal (carbonate) limestone in Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Ptycholepis tenuisquamata Kner p. 913 figs. Pl 4, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderPtycholepiformes
familyPtycholepididaeBrough 1939
genusPtycholepis
speciestenuisquamata

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.

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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Ptycholepis tenuisquamata (type locality: 153363)