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Cleithrolepis altus

Osteichthyes - Perleidiformes - Cleithrolepidae

Taxonomy
Cleithrolepis altus was named by Woodward (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gosford Quarry (BMNH coll), which is in a Spathian/Bithynian lacustrine shale in the Terrigal Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. granulata
Entered
by M. Carrano on 2012-01-10

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Cleithrolepis altus Woodward p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPerleidiformesBerg 1937
familyCleithrolepidaeWade 1935
genusCleithrolepisEgerton 1864
speciesaltus

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.

†Cleithrolepis altus Woodward 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Spathian to the top of the Bithynian or 248.10000 to 244.24000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian - Bithynian248.1 - 244.24Australia (New South Wales) Cleithrolepis altus (type locality: 131926)