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Cosmoptychius striatus

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Cosmoptychiidae

Taxonomy
Amblypterus striatus was named by Agassiz (1835). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Cosmoptychius.

It was recombined as Rhabdolepis striatus by Troschel (1857); it was recombined as Elonichthys striatus by Traquair (1890), Woodward (1891); it was recombined as Cosmoptychius striatus by Traquair (1877), Watson (1928).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Amblypterus striatus Agassiz p. 111
1836Amblypterus striatus Agassiz figs. Pl 4b, figs 3-6
1857Rhabdolepis striatus Troschel
1877Cosmoptychius striatus Traquair
1890Elonichthys striatus Traquair
1891Elonichthys striatus Woodward p. 491
1928Cosmoptychius striatus Watson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familyCosmoptychiidaeGardiner 1963
genusCosmoptychiusTraquair 1877
speciesstriatus()

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.

†Cosmoptychius striatus Agassiz 1835
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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 339.90000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Cosmoptychius striatus (10658)
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Cosmoptychius striatus (176673)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Cosmoptychius striatus (230369 230413 230452 230471 230472 230473 230474 230477 230478 230479 230480) Elonichthys striatus (229831 229972 229974 230308)
Asbian - Brigantian339.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Cosmoptychius striatus (229937)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9United Kingdom Elonichthys striatus (140936 140938)