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Erichalcis

Actinopteri

Taxonomy
Erichalcis was named by Forey (1975). Its type is Erichalcis arcta.

It was assigned to Clupeomorpha by Forey (1975); and to Euteleostei by Hermus et al. (2004).

Species
E. arcta (type species), E. conspicua

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Erichalcis Forey p. 152
2004Erichalcis Hermus et al. p. 452

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
EuteleosteiRosen 1973
genusErichalcis

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. †Erichalcis Forey 1975
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Erichalcis arcta Forey 1975
Erichalcis conspicua Hermus et al. 2004
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: Middle Albian or 109.00000 to 105.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Canada (Nunavut) E. conspicua (117995)
Middle Albian109.0 - 105.3Canada (Northwest Territories) E. arcta (94490)