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Soederberghia simpsoni

Osteichthyes - Dipteriformes - Rhynchodipteridae

Taxonomy
Soederberghia simpsoni was named by Ahlberg et al. (2001). Its type specimen is AMF102820, a skull (left portion of skull preserving skull roof and cheek region ), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Canowindra, which is in a Famennian terrestrial horizon in the Mandagery Sandstone Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Soederberghia simpsoni Ahlberg et al. pp. 2 - 5 figs. 2, 3, 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassDipnomorpha(Ahlberg 1991)
superorderDipnoi(Müller 1884)
orderDipteriformes
familyRhynchodipteridaeBerg 1940
genusSoederberghiaLehman 1959
speciessimpsoni

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.

Soederberghia simpsoni Ahlberg et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Famennian or 372.15000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Australia (New South Wales) Soederberghia simpsoni (type locality: 207370)