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Richmondichthys sweeti

Osteichthyes - Aspidorhynchiformes - Aspidorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Richmondichthys sweeti was named by Etheridge Jnr and Woodward (1891). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MVP (Museum of Victoria) 12988, a skeleton. It is the type species of Richmondichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Richmondichthys sweeti Etheridge Jnr and Woodward p. 522
2004Richmondichthys sweeti Bartholomai

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
orderAspidorhynchiformesBleeker 1859
familyAspidorhynchidaeBleeker 1859
genusRichmondichthys
speciessweetiEtheridge Jnr and Woodward 1891

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.

†Richmondichthys sweeti Etheridge Jnr and Woodward 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: nektonicf
Depth habitat: surfacef
Diet: carnivoref
Created: 2009-07-20 07:06:47
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:10:06
Source: f = family
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available