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Quayia zideki

Osteichthyes - Coelacanthiformes - Coelacanthidae

Taxonomy
Quayia zideki was named by Hunt (1997). Its type specimen is NMMNH P-16888, a skull (Basisphenoid), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is NMMNH Loc. 001, Revuelto Creek, which is in a Norian fine channel fill sandstone in the Bull Canyon Formation of New Mexico. It is the type species of Quayia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Quayia zideki Hunt

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassActinistia(Cope 1870)
orderCoelacanthiformesBerg 1937
familyCoelacanthidaeAgassiz 1843
genusQuayia
specieszideki

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.

Quayia zideki Hunt 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektobenthicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2013-12-06 11:55:00
Modified: 2013-12-06 11:55:00
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Lombardo and Tintori 2005, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Norian or 227.30000 to 205.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (New Mexico) Quayia zideki (type locality: 48516)
Norian227.3 - 205.7USA (Texas) Quayia zideki (13266)