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Tanypterichthys

Osteichthyes - Paleonisciformes

Species
T. pridensis (type species)
Entered
by M. Uhen on 2012-02-08; modified by M. Uhen on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Tanypterichthys Weems and Windolph p. 595 figs. Figs. 3-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPaleonisciformes
genusTanypterichthys

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. †Tanypterichthys Weems and Windolph 1986
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Tanypterichthys pridensis Weems and Windolph 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Mississippian or 330.30000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Mississippian330.3 - 323.4USA (West Virginia) T. pridensis (124197)