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Leptolepis koonwarri

Actinopteri - Leptolepidiformes - Leptolepididae

Taxonomy
Leptolepis koonwarri was named by Waldman (1971). Its type specimen is MUGD 3649, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Koonwarra fish-bed, which is in a Cretaceous fluvial mudstone/claystone in Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. attenuatus, L. brevis, L. formosus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1971Leptolepis koonwarri Waldman

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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)
orderLeptolepidiformes
familyLeptolepididae
genusLeptolepis
specieskoonwarri

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.

†Leptolepis koonwarri Waldman 1971
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-21 06:27:50
Modified: 2009-07-21 08:27:50
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Aptian or 122.46000 to 113.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5Australia (Victoria) Leptolepis koonwarri (type locality: 140631)
Late/Upper Aptian122.46 - 113.0Australia (Victoria) Leptolepis koonwarri (77192)