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Araripichthys weberi

Actinopteri - Araripchthyiformes - Araripichthyidae

Taxonomy
Araripichthys weberi was named by Alvarado-Ortega and Brito (2011). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Tlayúa Quarry (IGM, general), which is in an Albian/Albian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Tlayúa Formation of Mexico.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Araripichthys weberi Alvarado-Ortega and Brito

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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)
orderAraripchthyiformes
familyAraripichthyidaeSantos 1983
genusAraripichthysSilva Santos 1985
speciesweberi

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.

Araripichthys weberi Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2011
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 110.10000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Mexico (Puebla) Araripichthys weberi (type locality: 80283)