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Gwyneddichtis major

Turseoidae

Taxonomy
Gwyneddichtis major was named by Bock (1959). Its type specimen is ANSP Bock 301 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Eureka Quarry, Fairfield, which is in a Norian terrestrial horizon in the Lockatong Formation of Pennsylvania. It is the type species of Gwyneddichtis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Gwyneddichtis major Bock p. 47 figs. Pl. 4–7, Pl. 7:fig. 1–5; Pl. 11:fig. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
Actinopterygii()
familyTurseoidae
genusGwyneddichtis
speciesmajor

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.

Gwyneddichtis major Bock 1959
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Norian or 228.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Pennsylvania) Gwyneddichtis major (99375 type locality: 221020)