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Akromystax tilmachiton

Osteichthyes - Pycnodontiformes

Taxonomy
Akromystax tilmachiton was named by Poyato-Ariza and Wenz (2005). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type specimen is MNHN HAK 318, a partial skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Haqil (MNHN collection), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate carbonate in Lebanon. It is the type species of Akromystax.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Akromystax tilmachiton Poyato-Ariza and Wenz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderPycnodontiformesBerg 1937
genusAkromystax
speciestilmachiton

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.

Akromystax tilmachiton Poyato-Ariza and Wenz 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:40:08
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:04:31
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Akromystax tilmachiton (type locality: 69118)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Akromystax tilmachiton (213197)