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Joffrichthys symmetropterus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Joffrichthys symmetropterus was named by Li and Wilson (1996). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Joffre Bridge Road Cut Fish Layer, which is in a Tiffanian channel mudstone in the Paskapoo Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Joffrichthys.

Entered
by J. Alroy on 2009-10-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Joffrichthys symmetropterus Li and Wilson
2000Joffrichthys symmetropterus Newbrey and Bozek p. 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossomorpha()
genusJoffrichthysLi and Wilson 1996
speciessymmetropterusLi and Wilson 1996

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.

†Joffrichthys symmetropterus Li and Wilson 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Tiffanian or 60.90000 to 57.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tiffanian60.9 - 57.5Canada (Alberta) Osteoglossomorpha indet. (type locality: 22732)