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Discordichthys spinifer

Osteichthyes - Discordichthyidae

Taxonomy
Discordichthys spinifer was named by Minich (1998). Its type specimen is SGU 104-B/V-1, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Discordichthys spinifer Minich figs. Pl. 16 Figs 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
familyDiscordichthyidaeMinikh 1998
genusDiscordichthysMinich 1998
speciesspiniferMinich 1998

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.

Discordichthys spinifer Minich 1998
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Wordian to the top of the Early/Lower Severodvinian or 266.90000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Urzhumian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation (Chuvasia Republic) Discordichthys spinifer (232562 232563 232564)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Russian Federation Discordichthys spinifer (197588 197767)
Urzhumian - Early/Lower Severodvinian266.9 - 259.51Russian Federation (Orenburg) Discordichthys spinifer (124278)
Early/Lower Severodvinian264.28 - 259.51Russian Federation (Chuvasia Republic) Discordichthys spinifer (232565)