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Gyrosteus mirabilis

Osteichthyes - Acipenseriformes - Chondrosteidae

Taxonomy
Gyrosteus mirabilis was named by Agassiz (1843). It is the type species of Gyrosteus.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Gyrosteus mirabilis Agassiz
1855Sepia incomposita Simpson p. 21
1895Gyrosteus mirabilis Woodward p. 34 figs. 7-17
2020Gyrosteus mirabilis Hornung and Sachs p. 4 figs. 2, 3D

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
suborderChondrosteoideiGrande and Bemis 1991
familyChondrosteidaeEgerton 1858
genusGyrosteus
speciesmirabilisAgassiz 1843

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.

†Gyrosteus mirabilis Agassiz 1843
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Invalid names: Sepia incomposita Simpson 1855 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:46:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:46:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Falciferum or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Germany Gyrosteus mirabilis (207641)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7United Kingdom (England) Gyrosteus mirabilis (122167 122372 122373 122374 122375)