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Knerichthys bronni

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Pholidophorus bronnii was named by Kner (1866). Its type specimen is GVA 1866/004/0009, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Raibl, Carinthia (Stur collection), which is in a Julian basinal (carbonate) limestone in Italy. It is the type species of Knerichthys.

It was corrected as Pholidophorus bronni by Bassani (1886); it was recombined as Knerichthys bronni by Arratia (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Pholidophorus bronnii Kner p. 185 figs. Pl 5, fig 1
1886Pholidophorus bronni Bassani p. 36
2013Knerichthys bronni Arratia p. 50 figs. 36-43

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPholidophoridae
genusKnerichthys
speciesbronni()

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.

†Knerichthys bronni Kner 1866
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lombardo and Tintori 2005

Age range: Julian or 235.00000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Knerichthys bronni (153334 153335) Pholidophorus bronnii (type locality: 122361)