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Kyphosichthys

Actinopteri - Kyphosichthyiformes - Kyphosichthyidae

Taxonomy
Kyphosichthys was named by Xu and Wu (2012). Its type is Kyphosichthys grandei. It is the type genus of Kyphosichthyidae.

It was assigned to Ginglymodi by Xu and Wu (2012); and to Kyphosichthyidae by Sun and Ni (2017), Xu et al. (2019).

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

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderKyphosichthyiformes
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, 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 (Yunnan) K. grandei (156671)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33China K. grandei (117939)