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Mauritanichthys rugosus

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae

Taxonomy
Mauritanichthys rugosus was named by Martin (1980). Its type specimen is MNHN Alm312, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Locality XI, Alili n'yifis, Alma, which is in a Carnian terrestrial horizon in the Timezgadiouine Formation of Morocco. It is the type species of Mauritanichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Mauritanichthys rugosus Martin p. 438 figs. 1-5
1982Mauritanichthys rugosus Martin p. 363

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderRedfieldioidei(Berg 1955)
familyRedfieldiidaeHutchinson 1973
genusMauritanichthys
speciesrugosus

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.

†Mauritanichthys rugosus Martin 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Carnian or 237.00000 to 227.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Morocco (Marrakech-Safi) Mauritanichthys rugosus (type locality: 94786)