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Pholidophorus pusillus

Osteichthyes - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Pholidophorus pusillus was named by Agassiz (1833).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Agassiz (1832).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1833Pholidophorus pusillus Agassiz p. 9
1843Pholidophorus pusillus Agassiz p. 287
1866Pholidophorus pusillus Kner p. 330 figs. Pl 6, fig 2
1891Pholidophorus knerii de Zigno p. 57 figs. Pl 2, figs 3,4
1895Pholidophorus pusillus Bassani p. 205 figs. Pl 11, fig 7; pl 15, figs 2,3
1966Pholidophorus pusillus Nybelin p. 382 figs. Pl. 6, fig 2; text-fig 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPholidophoridae
genusPholidophorus
speciespusillus

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.

Pholidophorus pusillus Agassiz 1833
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Invalid names: Pholidophorus knerii de Zigno 1891 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Lombardo and Tintori 2005, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Alaunian or 215.38000 to 211.18000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7Italy Pholidophorus knerii (153107)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Italy Pholidophorus pusillus (153108)
Alaunian215.38 - 211.18Austria (Tirol) Pholidophorus pusillus (130601 130602)