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Papilionichthys stahlae

Chondrichthyes - Iniopterygia - Iniopterygidae

Taxonomy
Papilionichthys stahlae was named by Grogan and Lund (2009). Its type specimen is MV 6170, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is MV 5410, Bear Gulch, which is in an Arnsbergian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Heath Formation of Montana. It is the type species of Papilionichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Papilionichthys stahlae Grogan and Lund p. 142 figs. 10-13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classChondrichthyes
orderIniopterygiaZangerl and Case 1973
familyIniopterygidaeZangerl and Case 1973
genusPapilionichthys
speciesstahlae

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.

Papilionichthys stahlae Grogan and Lund 2009
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Created: 2004-08-17 13:49:23
Modified: 2009-12-13 03:31:01
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Wagner 2023

Age range: Arnsbergian or 327.00000 to 323.70000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (Montana) Papilionichthys stahlae (90681 116654 type locality: 116655)