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Mcconichthyidae

Osteichthyes - Anacanthini - Mcconichthyidae

Taxonomy
Mcconichthyidae was named by Grande (1988). Its type is Mcconichthys.

It was assigned to Anacanthini by Grande (1988); and to Percopsiformes by Nelson et al. (2016).

Subtaxa
Mcconichthys (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Mcconichthyidae Grande
2016Mcconichthyidae Nelson et al. p. 288

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Paracanthopterygii()
orderAnacanthini
familyMcconichthyidae
familyMcconichthyidae

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.

Fm. †Mcconichthyidae Grande 1988
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G. †Mcconichthys Grande 1988
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pu2 to the top of the Pu3 or 66.00000 to 63.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pu266.0 - 63.8Canada (Saskatchewan) Mcconichthys sp. (14764)
Pu366.0 - 63.8USA (Montana) Mcconichthys sp. (14738)
Early/Lower Paleocene66.0 - 61.66USA (Montana) Mcconichthys longipinnis (133583)