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Pycnosteroides levispinosus

Actinopteri - Polymixiiformes - Pycnosteroididae

Taxonomy
Pycnosterinx levispinosus was named by Hay (1903). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hadjoula (Day collection, AMNH), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate limestone in Lebanon. It is the type species of Pycnosteroides.

It was recombined as Pycnosteroides levispinosus by Woodward (1942) and Patterson (1964).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Pycnosterinx levispinosus Hay p. 444 figs. Pl 36, fig 4
1903Aipichthys formosus Hay p. 445 figs. Pl 32, figs 2,3
1942Pycnosteroides levispinosus Woodward p. 540 figs. Pl 5, fig 1
1964Pycnosteroides levispinosus Patterson p. 389 fig. 81

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
—ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
—Euteleosteomorpha
—NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
—Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
—Ctenosquamata
—Acanthomorphata(Rosen 1973)
orderPolymixiiformes
familyPycnosteroididae
genusPycnosteroides
specieslevispinosus()

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.

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Invalid names: Aipichthys formosus Hay 1903 [synonym]
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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Pycnosterinx levispinosus, Aipichthys formosus (221229) Pycnosteroides levispinosus (221233)