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Teoichthys brevipina

Osteichthyes - Ophiopsiformes - Ophiopsiellidae

Taxonomy
Teoichthys brevipina was named by Machado et al. (2013). Its type specimen is IGM 6741, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Tlayúa Quarry (IGM, general), which is in an Albian/Albian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Tlayúa Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Teoichthys brevipina Machado et al. p. 482
2019Teoichthys brevipina Cantalice et al. p. 434
2025Teoichthys brevipina Alvarado-Ortega et al. p. 4 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Halecomorphi(Cope 1872)
orderOphiopsiformes
familyOphiopsiellidae
genusTeoichthys
speciesbrevipina

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.

Teoichthys brevipina Machado et al. 2013
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Albian or 110.10000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian113.2 - 100.5Mexico (Chiapas) Teoichthys brevipina (241349)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian110.1 - 100.5Mexico (Puebla) Teoichthys brevipina (type locality: 80283)