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Kyphosichthys grandei

Osteichthyes - Kyphosichthyidae

Taxonomy
Kyphosichthys grandei was named by Xu and Wu (2012). Its type specimen is IVPP V10108, a skeleton (complete specimen), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Luoping biota (IVPP collection), which is in a Pelsonian carbonate lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China. It is the type species of Kyphosichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Kyphosichthys grandei Xu and Wu pp. 112-115 figs. 1-2
2017Kyphosichthys grandei Sun and Ni p. 69 figs. 1-7

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

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.

Kyphosichthys grandei Xu and Wu 2012
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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 (Yunnan) Kyphosichthys grandei (type locality: 156671)
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33China Kyphosichthys grandei (117939)