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Lusitanichthys

Osteichthyes - Clupavidae

Taxonomy
Lusitanichthys was named by Gavet (1980) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. It is not extant. Its type is Lusitanichthys africanus.

It was assigned to Clupavidae by Cavin (1999); and to Gonorhynchiformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. africanus (type species)
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by S. McMullen on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Lusitanichthys Gavet
1999Lusitanichthys Cavin
2002Lusitanichthys Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Otomorpha
familyClupavidaeBertin and Arambourg 1958
genusLusitanichthysGavet 1980

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. †Lusitanichthys Gavet 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Drâa-Tafilalet) L. africanus (136829)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Morocco (Er Rachida) L. sp. (120457)