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Kenyaichthys kipkechi

Osteichthyes - Cyprinodontiformes - Kenyaichthyidae

Taxonomy
Kenyaichthys kipkechi was named by Altner and Reichenbacher (2015). Its type specimen is 1209a/b´05 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Kenyaichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Kenyaichthys kipkechi Altner and Reichenbacher

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
—Teleosteomorpha
—Acanthopterygii
—Percomorphaceae
—OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderAtherinomorphae()
orderCyprinodontiformesBertin 1958
suborderAplocheiloidei
familyKenyaichthyidae
genusKenyaichthys
specieskipkechi

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.

†Kenyaichthys kipkechi Altner and Reichenbacher 2015
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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 21:16:21
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:16:21
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
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