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Nematoptychius greenocki

Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Nematoptychius greenocki was named by Traquair (1866). It is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Nematoptychius greenocki Traquair
1891Nematoptychius greenocki Woodward p. 458

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
genusNematoptychiusTraquair 1875
speciesgreenockiTraquair 1866

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.

†Nematoptychius greenocki Traquair 1866
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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 Asbian to the top of the Pendleian or 339.90000 to 326.90000 Ma

Collections (33 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Nematoptychius greenocki (229831 229837 229972 230369 230374 230413 230444 230454 230471 230472 230473 230474 230477 230478 230479 230480)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3USA (Scotland) Nematoptychius greenocki (230375)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Nematoptychius greenocki (229937 230377 230397 230417 230426 230449 230450 230457 230464)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Nematoptychius greenocki (229839 229857 230371)
Brigantian - Pendleian335.9 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Nematoptychius greenocki (230376)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Nematoptychius greenocki (174421 225499)
Pendleian - Arnsbergian330.3 - 323.6United Kingdom (Scotland) Nematoptychius greenocki (229829)