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Magrebichthys

Osteichthyes - Pycnosteroididae

Taxonomy
Magrebichthys was named by Murray and Wilson (2014). Its type is Magrebichthys nelsoni.

It was assigned to Pycnosteroididae by Murray and Wilson (2014).

Species
M. nelsoni (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Magrebichthys Murray and Wilson p. 41

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—Teleosteomorpha
—LampripterygiiBetancur-R et al. 2017
familyPycnosteroididae
genusMagrebichthys

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. †Magrebichthys Murray and Wilson 2014
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†Magrebichthys nelsoni Murray and Wilson 2014
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. M. Murray and M. V. H. Wilson 2014As for the type and only species.
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: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Meknes-Tafilalet) M. nelsoni (136753)