Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Rhadinichthys carinatus

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Rhadinichthyidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoniscus carinatus was named by Agassiz (1835). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rhadinichthys carinatus by Woodward (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
R. delicatus, R. microdon
Entered
by P. Vazquez (authorized by M. Clapham) on 2013-03-19; modified by M. Clapham on 2021-08-01

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Palaeoniscus carinatus Agassiz p. 104
1836Palaeoniscus carinatus Agassiz figs. Pl 4c, figs 1,2
1877Rhadinichthys tenuicauda Traquair
1891Rhadinichthys carinatus Woodward p. 463
1891Rhadinichthys tenuicauda Woodward p. 467

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyRhadinichthyidaeRomer 1945
genusRhadinichthysTraquair 1877
speciescarinatus()

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.

†Rhadinichthys carinatus Agassiz 1835
show all | hide all
Invalid names: Rhadinichthys tenuicauda Traquair 1877 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available