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Miguashaia grossi

Osteichthyes - Miguashaiidae

Taxonomy
Miguashaia grossi was named by Forey et al. (2000). Its type specimen is LDM 291/31, a partial skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lode Clay Quarry, which is in a Givetian deltaic sandstone in the Lode Formation of Latvia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2000Miguashaia grossi Forey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassActinistia(Cope 1870)
familyMiguashaiidaeSchultze 1993
genusMiguashaiaSchultze 1973
speciesgrossi

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.

Miguashaia grossi Forey et al. 2000
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Givetian or 383.40000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Latvia (Cesis) Miguashaia grossi (type locality: 135959)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Latvia Miguashaia grossi (225777)