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Fuyuanichthys wangi

Actinopteri - Kyphosichthyiformes - Kyphosichthyidae

Taxonomy
Fuyuanichthys wangi was named by Xu et al. (2018). Its type specimen is IVPP V22923, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jiyangshan, Shibalianshan, Fuyuan County, which is in a Longobardian offshore limestone in the Falang Formation of China. It is the type species of Fuyuanichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Fuyuanichthys wangi Xu et al. p. 4 figs. 2-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderKyphosichthyiformes
familyKyphosichthyidae
genusFuyuanichthys
specieswangi

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.

Fuyuanichthys wangi Xu et al. 2018
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Longobardian or 239.48000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0China (Guizhou) Fuyuanichthys wangi (192980)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0China (Yunnan) Fuyuanichthys wangi (type locality: 129640)