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Tianfuichthys spinodorsalis

Osteichthyes - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Taxonomy
Tianfuichthys spinodorsalis was named by Su (1996). Its type specimen is V4095A/B, a skeleton (Nearly complete fish with isolated skull), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Magdalena, which is in a Stephanian B terrestrial siliciclastic in Spain. It is the type species of Tianfuichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Tianfuichthys spinodorsalis Su pp. 98-101 figs. Pl. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familySemionotidae
genusTianfuichthys
speciesspinodorsalis

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009
Collections
No collection or age range data are available