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Ducanichthys aculeatus

Osteichthyes

Taxonomy
Ducanichthys aculeatus was named by Bürgin et al. (1991). Its type specimen is PIMUZ A/I 1140, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Ducanfurgga 4, which is in a Fassanian basinal (carbonate) lime mudstone in the Prosanto Formation of Switzerland. It is the type species of Ducanichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1991Ducanichthys aculeatus Bürgin et al. p. 965 figs. 26-28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
genusDucanichthys
speciesaculeatus

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.

Ducanichthys aculeatus Bürgin et al. 1991
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Fassanian or 241.46400 to 239.48000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Fassanian241.464 - 239.48Switzerland Ducanichthys aculeatus (type locality: 117530)