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Thoracopterus niederristi

Osteichthyes - Peltopleuriformes - Thoracopteridae

Taxonomy
Thoracopterus niederristi was named by Bronn (1858). It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Raibl, Carinthia (von Hauer collection), which is in a Julian basinal (carbonate) limestone in Italy.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Thoracopterus niederristi Bronn p. 18 figs. Pl. 3, figs 1-3
1866Thoracopterus niederristi Kner p. 170 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-3
1867Pterygopterus apus Kner p. 722 figs. Pl 1
1895Thoracopterus niederristi Woodward p. 479
1906Thoracopterus niederristi Abel p. 19 figs. Pl 1, fig 5; pl 3, fig 1; text-figs 1-5
1977Thoracopterus niederristi Griffith
1984Thoracopterus niederristi Beltan p. 75 figs. pl. II

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPeltopleuriformes
superfamilyThoracopteroidea
familyThoracopteridae
genusThoracopterus
speciesniederristi

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.

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Invalid names: Pterygopterus apus Kner 1867 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicg
Diet: carnivoreg
Created: 2013-12-05 20:15:10
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:33:47
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Devyatov et al. 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Thoracopterus niederristi (118111)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Pterygopterus apus (139875) Thoracopterus niederristi (122165 type locality: 122360 122361)