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Gebrayelichthys vexillarius

Osteichthyes - Gebrayelichthyidae

Taxonomy
Gebrayelichthys vexillarius was named by Nursall and Capasso (2004). Its type specimen is NSM PV-20533, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Haqel (NSM Tokyo collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Gebrayelichthys vexillarius Nursall and Capasso p. 331 figs. 12-14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
familyGebrayelichthyidae
genusGebrayelichthys
speciesvexillarius

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.

†Gebrayelichthys vexillarius Nursall and Capasso 2004
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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: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Gebrayelichthys vexillarius (type locality: 221163)