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Uranoscopus ignavus

Actinopteri - Uranoscopiformes - Uranoscopidae

Taxonomy
Uranoscopus ignavus was named by Schwarzhans (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Waihao River, south branch, which is in a Bortonian marine sandstone in New Zealand.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Uranoscopus ignavus Schwarzhans p. 168
2019Uranoscopus ignavus Schwarzhans p. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
RankNameAuthor
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
—Euacanthomorphacea
—Percomorphaceae
—Percomorpharia
orderUranoscopiformes
familyUranoscopidae
genusUranoscopus
speciesignavus

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.

†Uranoscopus ignavus Schwarzhans 1980
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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 20:44:22
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:44:22
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Bortonian or 42.60000 to 39.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bortonian42.6 - 39.1New Zealand (South Island) Uranoscopus ignavus (type locality: 219322 219503)