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Wayaobulepis zichangensis

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Wayaobulepis zichangensis was named by Su (1999). Its type specimen is V 12171, a partial skeleton (Dorsal fin with 30 rays), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tuoerxiang, Zichang, which is in a Triassic fluvial-lacustrine horizon in China. It is the type species of Wayaobulepis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Wayaobulepis zichangensis Su pp. 264-267 figs. 1-2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusWayaobulepis
specieszichangensis

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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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D.-Z. Su 1999As for the genus. Dorsal fin with about 30 rays. Anal fin with about 20 rays.
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Triassic or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Triassic237.0 - 201.4China (Shaanxi) Wayaobulepis zichangensis (type locality: 121284)