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Pygopterus nielseni

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Pygopteridae

Taxonomy
Pygopterus nielseni was named by Aldinger (1937). Its type specimen is MGUH VP 413, a set of postcrania (Fish lacking head), and it is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Pygopterus nielseni Aldinger p. 140 figs. 37-45,47; pl 19, fig 2; pl 21, fig 2; pl 29, fig 7; pl 34-40; pl 41, figs 1,2; pl 42, fig 1; pl 43,
2014Pygopterus nielseni Hoşgör and Štamberg p. 154 fig. 6,7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPygopteridae
genusPygopterus
speciesnielseni

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.

Pygopterus nielseni Aldinger 1937
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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: base of the Capitanian to the top of the Wuchiapingian or 264.28000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Türkiye Pygopterus nielseni (161079)
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14Greenland Pygopterus nielseni (121972 121973 121974)