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Cionichthys

Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae

Taxonomy

Species
C. dunklei (type species), C. greeni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Cionichthys Schaeffer p. 302
1986Cionichthys Murry

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderRedfieldioidei(Berg 1955)
familyRedfieldiidaeHutchinson 1973
genusCionichthys

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.

G. †Cionichthys Schaeffer 1967
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Cionichthys dunklei Schaeffer 1967
Cionichthys greeni Schaeffer 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Carnian to the top of the Rhaetian or 237.00000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 227.3USA (Virginia) C. sp. (224084)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7USA (Texas) C. greeni (135713)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7USA (North Carolina) C. sp. (89149)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Jersey) C. sp. (91743)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Arizona) C. sp. (39160)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (North Carolina) C. sp. (55493 227823)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Mexico) C. sp. (93682)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Utah) C. dunklei (135710 135711)
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Colorado) C. dunklei (135699 135712)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (Utah) C. sp., C. dunklei (218214)