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Lasalichthys hillsi

Palaeonisciformes - Redfieldiidae

Taxonomy
Lasalichthys hillsi was named by Schaeffer (1967). Its type specimen is AMNH 5636, a partial skull (Impression of skull roof), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Little Valley fish locality, which is in a Norian/Rhaetian channel siltstone in the Chinle Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Lasalichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Lasalichthys hillsi Schaeffer p. 304

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

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.

Lasalichthys hillsi Schaeffer 1967
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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: 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 Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 228.00000 to 201.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5USA (Texas) Lasalichthys hillsi (135713)
Norian - Rhaetian228.0 - 201.3USA (Utah) Lasalichthys hillsi (135710 type locality: 135711)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Utah) Lasalichthys sp. (218214)