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Pholidophorus germanicus

Osteichthyes - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Pholidophorus germanicus was named by Quenstedt (1858). It is a compression fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Pholidophorus germanicus Quenstedt p. 234 figs. Pl. xxx. figs. 9-11
1895Pholidophorus germanicus Woodward p. 459

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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
speciesgermanicusQuenstedt 1858

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 germanicus Quenstedt 1858
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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: Kiessling 2004, Lombardo and Tintori 2005, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Toarcian to the top of the Bathonian or 184.20000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Germany Pholidophorus germanicus (122170)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9France Pholidophorus germanicus (122732 122733)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus germanicus (122167 122372)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7United Kingdom Pholidophorus germanicus (132036)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany (Würtemberg) Pholidophorus germanicus (122171)
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany Pholidophorus germanicus (122169 131924)
Bathonian168.2 - 165.3France Pholidophorus germanicus (131997)