Erromenosteus

Erromenosteus; Temporal range: Late Frasnian
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	†Placodermi
Order:	†Arthrodira
Suborder:	†Brachythoraci
Infraorder:	†Coccosteina
Superfamily:	†Dinichthyloidea
Family:	†Leiosteidae; Stensiö, 1963
Genus:	†Erromenosteus; Jaekel, 1919
Type species
	†Erromenosteus lucifer; Jaekel, 1919
Species
	E. lucifer Jaekel, 1919; E. brachyrostris (Stensiö, 1963); E. concavus (Gross, 1932); E. diensti (Stensiö, 1959); E. inflatus (Stensiö, 1963); E. koeneni (Stensiö, 1963); E. platycephalus (Gross, 1932);
Synonyms
	Erromenosteidae Obruchev, 1964; Leiosteus Gross, 1932; Paraleiosteus (Stensiö, 1959); Coccosteus inflatus; Brachydeirus inflatus;

Erromenosteus is a genus of extinct, medium-sized brachythoracid arthrodire placoderm from the Late Frasnian of the Kellwasserkalk facies of Late Devonian Bad Wildungen and Bicken, Germany.

The various species had bullet-shaped heads, and curved, crushing jaws.

Species list

As was mentioned, all known species are from the German Kellwasserkalk facies. Denison (1978) says that the various species need to be revised, as many of the species were originally described as specimens of other species. Obruchev (1932) and Miles (1969) placed Leiosteus (=Erromenosteus) within Pachyosteidae (before Pachyosteidae was merged into Selenosteidae).^: 94 Now, though, Erromenosteus is considered a basal member of Dinichthyloidea.

Erromenosteus

Erromenosteus lucifer, the type species. The holotype is a 12 centimetres (4.7 in) long skull.^: 94

Leiosteus

These species were originally classified within Leiosteus before the genus was synonymized with Erromenosteus.^: 94–95

Erromenosteus brachyrostris, currently known from a single 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long skull, originally referred to E. inflatus.
Erromenosteus concavus, known from several specimens, average skull length ranging from 7 centimetres (2.8 in) - 13 centimetres (5.1 in).
Erromenosteus inflatus, this species was originally referred to as Coccosteus inflatus, then Brachydeirus inflatus, before being placed within Leiosteus. The length of the holotype skull is 8 centimetres (3.1 in)
Erromenosteus koeneni Apparently a nomen nudum, the holotype skull is 60 millimetres (2.4 in) long.^: 95
Erromenosteus platycephalus Denison (1978) notes that it has never been figured.^: 95

Paraleiosteus

Erromenosteus diensti: its holotype was originally referred as a specimen of E. concavus (=Leiosteus concavus) by Gross (1932), but Stensiö erected a new genus, "Paraleiosteus," for the specimen on account of differences seen in its scapulo-coracoid bone. The holotype's skull is 12 centimetres (4.7 in) long.^: 95

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Denison, Robert (1978). Placodermi Volume 2 of Handbook of Paleoichthyology'. Stuttgart New York: Gustav Fischer Verlag. ISBN 9780895740274.

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[Denison-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Denison, Robert (1978). Placodermi Volume 2 of Handbook of Paleoichthyology'. Stuttgart New York: Gustav Fischer Verlag. ISBN 9780895740274.

Taxon identifiers
Erromenosteus	Wikidata: Q5395654 CoL: NP379 GBIF (old): 4852985 IRMNG: 1096255 Open Tree of Life: 4143985 Paleobiology Database: 34333
Leiosteidae	Wikidata: Q21291102 GBIF (old): 4853029 IRMNG: 101481 Open Tree of Life: 4140071 Paleobiology Database: 368233