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Ogunichthys triangularis

Actinopteri - Ichthyodectiformes

Taxonomy
Ogunichthys triangularis was named by Alvarado-Ortega and Brito (2010). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ogunichthys triangularis Holotype Quarry, which is in a Cretaceous lagoonal horizon in the Marizal Formation of Brazil. It is the type species of Ogunichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Ogunichthys triangularis Alvarado-Ortega and Brito
2013Ogunichthys triangularis Cavin et al. p. 151

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderIchthyodectiformesBardack and Sprinkle 1969
genusOgunichthys
speciestriangularisAlvarado-Ortega and Brito 2010

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.

†Ogunichthys triangularis Alvarado-Ortega and Brito 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:09:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:23:33
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Cretaceous or 143.10000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Cretaceous143.1 - 66.0Brazil (Bahia) Ogunichthys triangularis (type locality: 133538)