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Atherstoniidae

Palaeonisciformes - Atherstoniidae

Taxonomy
Atherstoniidae was named by Gardiner. Its type is Atherstonia.

It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Gardiner (1969).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
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YearName and author
1969Atherstoniidae Gardiner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familyAtherstoniidaeGardiner
familyAtherstoniidaeGardiner

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.

Fm. †Atherstoniidae Gardiner
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G. †Atherstonia Woodward 1889
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Atherstonia australis Woodward 1902
Atherstonia colcanapi Priem 1924
Atherstonia minor Woodward 1893
Atherstonia razumovskyi Chabakov 1927
Atherstonia scutata Woodward 1889
Invalid names: Broometta Chabakov 1927 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Urzhumian or 266.90000 to 250.50000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Orenburg) Atherstonia razumovskyi (87039)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51South Africa (Northern Cape) Atherstonia sp. (85515)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Atherstonia sp. (174622)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Madagascar (Tulear) Atherstonia colcanapi (85494)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17Zambia (Southern) Atherstonia sp. (233216)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Northern cape) Atherstonia minor (228432)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Northern Cape) Atherstonia scutata (228429)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17South Africa (Eastern Cape) Atherstonia minor (176330) Atherstonia scutata (228433)
Induan252.17 - 251.2Australia (New South Wales) Atherstonia australis (233152)
Dienerian250.5 - 251.2Madagascar (Diana) Atherstonia madagascariensis (154040)