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Birkeniiformes

Petromyzontida - Birkeniiformes

Taxonomy
Birkeniiformes is an order. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cephalaspidomorphi by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Birkenia, Lasanius

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Birkeniiformes Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
classPetromyzontida
orderBirkeniiformes
orderBirkeniiformes

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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G. †Birkenia
G. †Lasanius
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2009-10-08 12:24:48
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:24:48
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wenlock to the top of the Ludlow or 433.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Birkenia sp. (26889)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Birkenia sp., Lasanius sp. (26906)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Birkenia sp., Lasanius sp. (26896)