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Redfieldiidae

Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Redfieldiidae Hutchinson
1982Redfieldiidae Martin p. 363
1989Redfieldiidae Murry p. 259
2004Redfieldiidae Heckert p. 77
2005Redfieldiidae Irmis p. 65
2006Redfieldiidae Nelson p. 91
2016Redfieldiidae Nelson et al. p. 115

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderRedfieldioidei(Berg 1955)
familyRedfieldiidaeHutchinson 1973
familyRedfieldiidaeHutchinson 1973

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. †Redfieldiidae Hutchinson 1973
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G. †Brookvalia Wade 1933
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Invalid names: Beaconia Wade 1935 [synonym], Dictyopleurichthys Wade 1935 [synonym]
G. †Cionichthys Schaeffer 1967
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Cionichthys dunklei Schaeffer 1967
Cionichthys greeni Schaeffer 1967
G. †Dictyopyge Egerton 1847
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Dictyopyge formosa Broom 1913
Dictyopyge illustrans Woodward 1890
Dictyopyge macrurus Redfield 1841
Dictyopyge meekeri Schaeffer and McDonald 1978
Dictyopyge robusta Woodward 1890
Dictyopyge symmetrica Woodward 1890
G. †Helichthys Broom 1913
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Helichthys browni Broom 1913
Helichthys loangwae Range 1928
G. †Lasalichthys Schaeffer 1967
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Lasalichthys hillsi Schaeffer 1967
Lasalichthys stewarti Gibson 2018
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Invalid names: Synorichthys stewarti Schaeffer 1967 [replaced]
G. †Mauritanichthys Martin 1980
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Mauritanichthys rugosus Martin 1980
G. †Redfieldius Hay 1899
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Redfieldius anguilliformis Redfield 1841
Redfieldius gracilis Redfield 1837
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Invalid names: Redfieldius parvulus Redfield 1841 [synonym]
Redfieldius minor Newberry 1888
Redfieldius obrai Bock 1959
Redfieldius ornatus Newberry 1888
Redfieldius redfieldi Egerton 1847
Invalid names: Catopterus Redfield 1837 [replaced]
G. †Synorichthys Schaeffer 1967
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: base of the Gzhelian to the top of the Early/Lower Hettangian or 303.70000 to 196.50000 Ma

Collections (72 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gzhelian303.7 - 298.9Namibia Helichthys loangwae, Actinopterygii Genus V (131078)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3USA (Texas) Redfieldiidae indet. (85299)
Spathian - Bithynian251.3 - 242.0Australia (New South Wales) Dictyopyge symmetrica, Dictyopyge illustrans, Dictyopyge robusta (131926)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Redfieldiidae indet. (101875)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) Mauritanichthys rugosus (94786)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Texas) Lasalichthys sp., Redfieldiidae indet. (84271)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (North Carolina) Redfieldiidae indet. (46567) Synorichthys sp. (227824)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (Virginia) Cionichthys sp., Dictyopyge macrurus, Dictyopyge meekeri (224084) Dictyopyge macrurus (39159 224085 227825) Dictyopyge macrurus, Dictyopyge meekeri (224083) Dictyopyge meekeri (224088)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0USA (New Mexico) Redfieldiidae indet. (22718 83736)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) Cionichthys sp. (89149)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Cionichthys greeni, Lasalichthys hillsi, Synorichthys stewarti, Lasalichthys otischalkensis (135713) Redfieldiidae indet. (22704)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3South Africa (Free State) Dictyopyge formosa, Helichthys browni (220878) Helichthys browni (220879)
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.3USA (New Mexico) Redfieldiidae indet. (80913)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Mexico) Lasalichthys sp., Redfieldiidae indet. (83737) Lasalichthys sp., Redfieldius sp. (84272) Redfieldiidae indet. (55248 57071 83738 83739 83740) Redfieldiidae indet., Synorichthys sp., Cionichthys sp., Synorichthys stewarti (93682)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (North Carolina) Redfieldiidae indet. (99541) Synorichthys sp., Cionichthys sp. (55493 227823)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Arizona) Redfieldiidae indet. (39219 48421 48423 48547 84017 84264 84265 92850) Redfieldiidae indet., Osteichthyes indet. A, Cionichthys sp. (39160)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (New Jersey) Cionichthys sp., Synorichthys sp. (91743) Synorichthys sp. (12856 190915 227832)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Virginia) Redfieldius gracilis (107271) Redfieldius sp. (224089)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Pennsylvania) Catopterus obrai, Catopterus redfieldi (99375) Redfieldiidae indet. (107421) Synorichthys sp. (105836)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Lasalichthys sp. (84269) Redfieldiidae indet. (13266) Redfieldiidae indet., Lasalichthys sp. (48424)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Utah) Cionichthys dunklei, Lasalichthys hillsi (135710) Cionichthys dunklei, Lasalichthys hillsi, Synorichthys stewarti (135711)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Colorado) Cionichthys dunklei, Synorichthys stewarti (135699 135712)
Lacian - Sevatian221.5 - 205.6USA (New Mexico) Redfieldiidae indet. (62311)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (New Mexico) Sinorichthyes sp. (48422)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Utah) Redfieldiidae indet., Cionichthys sp., Cionichthys dunklei, Synorichthys stewarti, Lasalichthys sp. (218214)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Arizona) Redfieldiidae indet. (84009)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3USA (Virginia) Redfieldius sp. (107637)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3USA (Connecticut) Catopterus anguilliformis (224082) Catopterus gracilis (51264) Redfieldiidae indet. (224090) Redfieldius gracilis (47198) Redfieldius gracilis, Catopterus minor, Catopterus ornatus, Catopterus redfieldi (224079) Redfieldius sp. (224081)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (Nova Scotia) Redfieldiidae indet. (74210)
Hettangian - Sinemurian201.3 - 190.8USA (Connecticut) Catopterus gracilis (224080)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8USA (New Jersey) Redfieldius sp., Redfieldius gracilis, Catopterus parvulus (187288)