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Semionotus elegans

Osteichthyes - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Taxonomy
Ischypterus elegans was named by Newberry (1888).

It was recombined as Semionotus elegans by Hay (1902), Rapp (1946), Friedman et al. (2010), López-Arbarello (2012).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Ischypterus elegans Newberry
1888Ischypterus lenticularis Newberry
1888Ischypterus modestus Newberry
1902Semionotus elegans Hay p. 375
1902Semionotus lenticularis Hay p. 375
1902Semionotus modestus Hay p. 376
1946Semionotus elegans Rapp p. 511
1946Semionotus lenticularis Rapp p. 511
1946Semionotus modestus Rapp p. 511
2010Semionotus elegans Friedman et al. p. S32
2012Semionotus elegans López-Arbarello p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
NeopterygiiRegan 1923
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familySemionotidae
genusSemionotus
specieselegans(Newberry 1888)

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.

Semionotus elegans Newberry 1888
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Invalid names: Semionotus lenticularis Newberry 1888 [synonym], Semionotus modestus Newberry 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9USA (New Jersey) Semionotus lenticularis, Semionotus modestus (187288)