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Rhadinichthys ornatissimus

Palaeonisciformes - Rhadinichthyidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoniscus ornatissimus was named by Agassiz (1835). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rhadinichthys ornatissimus by Woodward (1891) and Hay (1902).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Palaeoniscus ornatissimus Agassiz p. 92
1836Palaeoniscus ornatissimus Agassiz figs. Pl 10a, figs 5-8
1891Rhadinichthys ornatissimus Woodward p. 462
1902Rhadinichthys ornatissimus Hay p. 367

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyRhadinichthyidaeRomer 1945
genusRhadinichthysTraquair 1877
speciesornatissimus()

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.

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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 Pennsylvanian or 340.00000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinichthys ornatissimus (140937)
Visean346.7 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinichthys ornatissimus (174063 175811 176673 230312 230411)
Asbian340.0 - 336.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinichthys ornatissimus (229831 229974 230369 230370 230388 230445 230448 230471 230478 230479 230480)
Asbian - Brigantian340.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinichthys ornatissimus (229937 230357 230389)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinichthys ornatissimus (174421 225499 230373)
Pennsylvanian323.2 - 298.9United Kingdom Rhadinichthys ornatissimus (140936 140938)