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Yungkangichthys

Osteichthyes - Osteoglossiformes - Lycopteridae

Taxonomy
Yungkangichthys was named by Chang and Chou (1974). Its type is Yungkangichthys hsitanensis.

It was assigned to Lycopteridae by Chang and Chou (1974).

Species
Y. hsitanensis (type species), Y. macrodon

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Yungkangichthys Chang and Chou

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Osteoglossomorpha()
orderOsteoglossiformesBerg 1940
familyLycopteridae
genusYungkangichthysChang and Chou 1974

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.

G. †Yungkangichthys Chang and Chou 1974
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Yungkangichthys hsitanensis Chang and Chou 1974
Yungkangichthys macrodon Yabumoto 1994
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwatero
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:33:46
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:33:30
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Neocomian or 143.10000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77Japan (Fukuoka) Y. macrodon (145245)