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Errolichthys

Acipenseriformes - Errolichthyidae

Taxonomy
Errolichthys was named by Lehman (1952).

It was assigned to Errolichthyidae by Lehman (1952), Nielsen (1955), Tsessarsky (2022).

Species
E. mirabilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Errolichthys Lehman p. 113
1955Errolichthys Nielsen
2022Errolichthys Tsessarsky p. 1365

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
infraclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
familyErrolichthyidae
genusErrolichthys

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. †Errolichthys Lehman 1952
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†Errolichthys mirabilis Lehman 1952
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:46:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:46:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Dienerian or 250.50000 to 249.90000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Triassic251.902 - 246.7Madagascar E. mirabilis (130314 130331 130335)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9Madagascar E. mirabilis (153373)
Dienerian250.5 - 249.9China (Guizhou) E. sp. (225582 229434)