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Bananogmius ellisensis

Osteichthyes - Tselfatiiformes - Plethodidae

Taxonomy
Bananogmius ellisensis was named by Fielitz and Shimada (1999). Its type specimen is FHSM VP-2118, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North of Saline River (sec. 4, T11S, R18W), which is in a Turonian offshore shale in the Carlile Shale Formation of Kansas.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Bananogmius ellisensis Fielitz and Shimada p. 505 figs. 1-5
2001Bananogmius ellisensis Taverne p. 37
2006Bananogmius ellisensis Shimada p. 169 fig. 5C

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
orderTselfatiiformesNelson 1994
familyPlethodidaeLoomis 1900
genusBananogmiusWhitley 1940
speciesellisensis

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.

Bananogmius ellisensis Fielitz and Shimada 1999
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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: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:48:32
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:48:32
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Kansas) Bananogmius ellisensis (type locality: 213525)