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Achoania jarvikii

Taxonomy
Achoania jarvikii was named by Zhu et al. (2001). Its type specimen is V6235, a partial skull ("fairly complete anterior cranial portion"), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Qujing. Cuifengshan Assemblage, which is in a Lochkovian foreshore mudstone/shale in the Xitun Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Achoania jarvikii Zhu et al. p. 81 fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
genusAchoania
speciesjarvikii

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.

†Achoania jarvikii Zhu et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available