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Dwykia

Palaeonisciformes - Dwykiidae

Taxonomy
Dwykia was named by Gardiner (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: C Vise Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Dwykia analensis. It is the type genus of Dwykiidae.

It was assigned to Dwykiidae by Gardiner (1969); and to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
D. analensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Dwykia Gardiner
2002Dwykia Sepkoski

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

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.

G. †Dwykia Gardiner 1969
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Dwykia analensis Gardiner 1969
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: Tournaisian or 358.90000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7South Africa (Eastern Cape) D. analensis (226926)