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Gekkoolithus

Osteichthyes - Gekkoolithidae

Taxonomy
Gekkoolithus was named by Hirsch (1996). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Gekkoolithidae by Hirsch (1996).

Species
G. columnaris
Entered
by G. Lloyd on 2020-05-01

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Gekkoolithus Hirsch

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
RankNameAuthor
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderGekkonomorpha
infraorderGekkotaCuvier 1817
familyGekkoolithidae
genusGekkoolithus

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. †Gekkoolithus Hirsch 1996
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†Gekkoolithus columnaris Hirsch 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:15:35
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available