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Unicachichthys multidentata

Osteichthyes - Aulopiformes - Enchodontidae

Taxonomy
Unicachichthys multidentata was named by Díaz-Cruz et al. (2016). Its type specimen is IHNFG-2987, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is El Chango Quarry, which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite in the Cintalapa Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Unicachichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2016Unicachichthys multidentata Díaz-Cruz et al. p. 138 figs. 3-10, Appendix 1-12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
RankNameAuthor
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Cyclosquamata
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderAlepisauroidei
superfamilyAlepisauroideaDavis 2010
familyEnchodontidaeWoodward 1901
genusUnicachichthys
speciesmultidentata

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.

Unicachichthys multidentata Díaz-Cruz et al. 2016
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 21:10:46
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:46
Source: f = family, o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Early/Lower Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Mexico (Chiapas) Unicachichthys multidentata (type locality: 192074)