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Yelangichthys

Osteichthyes - Saurichthyiformes - Yelangichthyidae

Taxonomy
Yelangichthys was named by Wu et al. (2013). Its type is Yelangichthys macrocephalus. It is the type genus of Yelangichthyidae.

It was assigned to Yelangichthyidae by Wu et al. (2013).

Species
Y. macrocephalus (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Yelangichthys Wu et al. p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderSaurichthyiformes
familyYelangichthyidae
genusYelangichthys

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. †Yelangichthys Wu et al. 2013
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Yelangichthys macrocephalus Wu et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: aquaticg
Diet: durophageg
Vision: well-developedg
Created: 2013-12-10 16:58:42
Modified: 2013-12-10 16:58:42
Source: g = genus, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Wu et al. 2013, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Pelsonian or 244.24000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33China (Guizhou) Y. macrocephalus (104825 108307 131076)