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Rhadinichthys macconochii

Palaeonisciformes - Rhadinichthyidae

Taxonomy
Rhadinichthys macconochii was named by Traquair (1881). Its type specimen is GSE 5677, a skeleton ("imperfect specimen"), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Rhadinichthys macconochiei Traquair
1881Rhadinichthys macconochii Traquair
1891Rhadinichthys macconochii Woodward p. 464

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyRhadinichthyidaeRomer 1945
genusRhadinichthysTraquair 1877
speciesmacconochiiTraquair 1881

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.

†Rhadinichthys macconochii Traquair 1881
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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 Famennian to the top of the Arundian or 372.20000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Belarus (Homel) Rhadinichthys macconochii (232526 232528)
Arundian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinichthys macconochii (90682)