Eczematolepis

Eczematolepis is an extinct genus of ptyctodontidan from the Milwaukee Formation of Wisconsin. Three species are known: E. fragilis,[1] E. pustulosus[2] and E. telleri.[3] It was originally classified as the genus Acantholepis but that name was preoccupied.

Eczematolepis
Temporal range: Middle Devonian, Givetian
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Fin spine UWM-GM 1827 of Eczematolepis .sp from the Milwaukee Formation of Wisconsin
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: †Placodermi
Order: †Ptyctodontida
Family: †Ptyctodontidae
Genus: †Eczematolepis
Miller, 1892
Type species
†Eczematolepis fragilis
Newberry, 1857
Other species
  • †E. pustulosus Newberry, 1875
  • †E. telleri Eastman, 1898
Synonyms
  • Acantholepis Newberry, 1875 (preoccupied)
  • Phlyctsenacanthus telleri Eastman, 1898

References
  1. "Eczematolepis fragilis". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. "Eczematolepis pustulosus". Fossilworks. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. Eastman, C. R. 1898 B, p. 55, fig. 49. 1899 B, p. 283.


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