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Tienshaniscus

Osteichthyes - Tienshaniscidae

Taxonomy
Tienshaniscus was named by Liu and Wang (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: P u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant. Its type is Tienshaniscus longipterus. It is the type genus of Tienshaniscidae.

It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Tienshaniscidae by van der Laan (2019).

Species
T. longipterus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Tienshaniscus Liu and Wang
2002Tienshaniscus Sepkoski
2019Tienshaniscus van der Laan p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
familyTienshaniscidaeLiu and Wang 1978
genusTienshaniscus

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. †Tienshaniscus Liu and Wang 1978
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Tienshaniscus longipterus Liu and Wang 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available