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Pholidophoropsis

Actinopteri - Pholidophoriformes - Pholidophoridae

Taxonomy
Pholidophoropsis was named by Nybelin (1966). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Pholidophoridae by Nybelin (1966); and to Pachycormiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Pholidophoropsis Nybelin p. 411
2002Pholidophoropsis Sepkoski

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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)
orderPholidophoriformes
familyPholidophoridae
genusPholidophoropsis

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. †Pholidophoropsis Nybelin 1966
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†Pholidophoropsis caudalis Woodward 1895
†Pholidophoropsis maculata Nybelin 1966
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Diet: suspension feederf
Created: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:48:42
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Lombardo and Tintori 2005

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.30000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Pholidophorus caudalis (122154 122155) Pholidophorus caudalis, P. maculata (122153)