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Antiarcha ✝
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Antiarcha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 427 - 426 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Placodermi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Placodermi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (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
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bothriolepoidei ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Yunnanolepidoidei ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Asterolepididae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Bothriolepidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Bothriolepididae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 372 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Silurolepidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 427 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
| Sinolepidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Grossaspis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Jiangxilepus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Lepadolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Liujiangolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Macrodontophion ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Phymolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pterichthyodes ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pterichthyodid ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Qujinolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Sinolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Taeniolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Xichonolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Yunnanolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Zhanjilepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1885 | Antiarcha Cope |
| 1885 | Antiarchi Cope |
| 1898 | Antiarcha Gadow p. 4 |
| 1902 | Antiarcha Hay p. 342 |
| 1975 | Antiarcha Denison p. 23 |
| 1986 | Antiarchiformes Grande and Eastman |
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| 1999 | Antiarchi Dineley and Metcalf p. 11 |
| 2001 | Antiarchi Thomson and Thomas p. 683 |
| 2002 | Antiarcha Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Antiarchi Moloshnikov |
| 2010 | Antiarcha Young p. 527 |
| 2011 | Antiarchiformes Long p. 242 |
References
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!
