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Pholidophorus gregarius

Osteichthyes - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Pholidophorus gregarius 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
P. domeykanus, P. leptocephalus, P. obesus, P. retrodorsalis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Pholidophorus gregarius Woodward p. 44

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPholidophoridae
genusPholidophorus
speciesgregarius

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.

†Pholidophorus gregarius Woodward 1890
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Lombardo and Tintori 2005, Carroll 1988, 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) Pholidophorus gregarius (type locality: 131926)