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Gwyneddichtis gwyneddensis

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Gwyneddichtis gwyneddensis was named by Bock (1959). Its type specimen is ANSP Bock 701 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Gwynedd Tunnel (thin shales), which is in a Norian pond shale in the Lockatong Formation of Pennsylvania.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Gwyneddichtis gwyneddensis Bock p. 90 figs. Pl. 13–15

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusGwyneddichtisLeidy 1857
speciesgwyneddensis

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Diagnosis
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