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Xenyllion

Actinopteri - Sphenocephaliformes - Sphenocephalidae

Taxonomy
Xenyllion was named by Wilson and Murray (1996). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Sphenocephalidae by Newbrey et al. (2013).

Species
X. stewarti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Xenyllion Wilson and Murray
2013Xenyllion Newbrey et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Osteoglossocephalai
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—EuteleosteiRosen 1973
superorderParacanthopterygii
orderSphenocephaliformes
familySphenocephalidae
genusXenyllion

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. †Xenyllion Wilson and Murray 1996
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†Xenyllion stewarti Newbrey et al. 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2004-08-17 14:52:40
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:42
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
Reference: Carroll 1988

Age range: Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Puebla) X. sp. (215805)