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Orvikuina

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Orvikuina was named by Gross (1953) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife D Give Sepkoski's reference number: 502]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Orvikuina Gross
2002Orvikuina Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
genusOrvikuinaGross 1953

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. †Orvikuina Gross 1953
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Orvikuina vardiaensis Gross 1953
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 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Eifelian to the top of the Early/Lower Givetian or 393.47000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Latvia O. sp. (226510)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Latvia O. sp. (225795) O. sp., O. vardiaensis (225796 225797)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus (Vitebsk) O. sp. (232958) O. vardiaensis (232874)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Belarus O. vardiaensis (225880 225881 225882 225883 225884)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Estonia O. sp. (225792 225794) O. vardiaensis (225793)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Belarus O. vardiaensis (225885)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Estonia O. sp. (225804)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Latvia O. spp. (225802 225850)