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Kyphosichthys

Osteichthyes - Kyphosichthyidae

Taxonomy

Species
K. grandei (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Kyphosichthys Xu and Wu p. 112 figs. 1-2
2017Kyphosichthys Sun and Ni p. 69
2019Kyphosichthys Xu et al. p. 184
2019Kyphosichthys van der Laan p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
familyKyphosichthyidae
genusKyphosichthys

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.

G. †Kyphosichthys Xu and Wu 2012
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Kyphosichthys grandei Xu and Wu 2012
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: nektobenthicg
Diet: durophageg
Created: 2013-12-06 12:52:26
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:52:26
Source: g = genus, subp = subphylum
References: Lombardo and Tintori 2005, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pelsonian or 244.24000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33China K. grandei (117939)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33China (Yunnan) K. grandei (156671)