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Pholidophoropsis caudalis

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Pholidophorus caudalis was named by Woodward (1895). It is not extant. Its type specimen is BMNH P.3664. Its type locality is Lyme Regis, Enniskillen collection, which is in a Sinemurian marine horizon in the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Pholidophoropsis caudalis by Nybelin (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Pholidophorus caudalis Woodward p. 457 figs. Pl. 18, figs 1,2
1966Pholidophoropsis caudalis Nybelin p. 411 figs. Pl. 13, text-fig 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPholidophoridae
genusPholidophoropsis
speciescaudalis(Woodward 1895)

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.

†Pholidophoropsis caudalis Woodward 1895
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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

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus caudalis (122153 122154 122155)