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Chelyophorus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)34264https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=34264
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Arthrodira : Coccosteidae : Chelyophorus
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
subclassPlacodermiM'Coy 1848
orderArthrodiraWoodward 1891
suborderBrachythoraciGross 1932
superfamilyCoccosteoideaDenison 1978
familyCoccosteidaeAsmuss 1856
genusChelyophorusAgassiz 1845
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Chelyophorusgenusbelongs to Arthrodirastated without evidenceWoodward, 1891
Chelyophorusgenusbelongs to Coccosteidaestated without evidenceJordan, 1963
Chelyophorusgenusbelongs to Ptyctodontidasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance323 - 299 Ma
Carboniferous
Last Recorded Appearance323 - 299 Ma
Carboniferous
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthrodira)
Dietcarnivore (based on Arthrodira)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Chelyophorus griffithii
species
listed (PBDB)1323 Ma
Carboniferous
323 Ma
Carboniferous

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1845Chelyophorus Agassiz
1891Chelyophorus Woodward p. 299
1963Chelyophorus Jordan p. 588
2002Chelyophorus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Woodward A. S. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History). Part II, Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) 2
Jordan D. S. (1963) The Genera of Fishes and a Classification of Fishes, Stanford University Press, 1-816
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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