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Polymerichthyidae

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes - Polymerichthyidae

Taxonomy
Polymerichthyidae was named by Uyeno (1967).

It was assigned to Alepisauroidea by Nazarkin (2016).

Subtaxa
Polymerichthys

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Polymerichthyidae Uyeno p. 384
2016Polymerichthyidae Nazarkin p. 830

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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)
—Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
superfamilyAlepisauroideaDavis 2010
familyPolymerichthyidae
familyPolymerichthyidae

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.

Fm. †Polymerichthyidae Uyeno 1967
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G. †Polymerichthys Uyeno 1967
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†Polymerichthys nagurai Uyeno 1967
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Chattian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 27.30000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chattian27.3 - 23.04Russian Federation (Sakhalin) Polymerichthys sp. (204545)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Italy Polymerichthys sp. (185486)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Aichi) Polymerichthys nagurai (204547)
Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene15.98 - 5.333Russian Federation Polymerichthys sp. (185386)