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Pycnosteroides

Actinopteri - Polymixiiformes - Pycnosteroididae

Taxonomy
Pycnosteroides was named by Woodward (1942) [Sepkoski's age data: K Ceno-u Sepkoski's reference number: 915]. Its type is Pycnosterinx levispinosus.

It was assigned to Pycnosteroididae by Patterson (1964) and Patterson (1993); and to Beryciformes by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1942Pycnosteroides Woodward p. 540
1964Pycnosteroides Patterson p. 389
1993Pycnosteroides Patterson
2002Pycnosteroides Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Ctenosquamata
Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
orderPolymixiiformes
familyPycnosteroididae
genusPycnosteroides

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. †Pycnosteroides Woodward 1942
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Invalid names: Aipichthys formosus Hay 1903 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: omnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Pycnosterinx levispinosus, Aipichthys formosus (221229) P. levispinosus (221233)