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Joffrichthys triangulpterus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Joffrichthys triangulpterus was named by Newbrey and Bozek (2000). Its type specimen is ND 98-1.2, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Almont, which is in a Clarkforkian lacustrine shale in the Fort Union Formation of North Dakota.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Joffrichthys triangulpterus 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
speciestriangulpterus

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 triangulpterus Newbrey and Bozek 2000
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Clarkforkian or 57.50000 to 56.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian57.5 - 56.0USA (North Dakota) Joffrichthys triangulpterus (type locality: 21372)