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Wendyichthys

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Rhadinichthyidae

Taxonomy
Wendyichthys was named by Lund and Poplin (1997) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l]. Its type is Wendyichthys dicksoni.

It was assigned to Rhadinichthyidae by Lund and Poplin (1997); and to Palaeonisciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
W. dicksoni (type species), W. lautreci

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Wendyichthys Lund and Poplin p. 466
2002Wendyichths Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyRhadinichthyidaeRomer 1945
genusWendyichthys

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. †Wendyichthys Lund and Poplin 1997
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Wendyichthys dicksoni Lund and Poplin 1997
Wendyichthys lautreci Lund and Poplin 1997
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Arnsbergian or 326.90000 to 323.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Montana) W. dicksoni (90681 116655 116656 116660 116762 116763 116764 226838 227064) W. dicksoni, W. lautreci (116654 116657 116659 227056)