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Lophionotus sanjuanensis

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes

Taxonomy
Lophionotus sanjuanensis was named by Gibson (2013). Its type specimen is AMNH 5680, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Little Valley fish locality, which is in a Norian/Rhaetian channel siltstone in the Chinle Formation of Utah. It is the type species of Lophionotus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Lophionotus sanjuanensis Gibson

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
—Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
genusLophionotus
speciessanjuanensis

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.

†Lophionotus sanjuanensis Gibson 2013
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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: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Rhaetian or 205.70000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian - Rhaetian227.3 - 201.4USA (Utah) Lophionotus sanjuanensis (type locality: 135711)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4USA (Utah) Lophionotus sanjuanensis (218214)