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Notacanthus circulus

Actinopteri - Notacanthiformes - Notacanthidae

Taxonomy
Notacanthus circulus was named by Ohe and Araki (1973). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kubo-cho, which is in a Miocene marine sandstone/siltstone in the Yakuoji Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1973Notacanthus circulus Ohe and Araki p. 411

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
RankNameAuthor
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
—Teleosteomorpha
—Teleostei(Müller 1846)
—Elopocephalai
—Elopocephala
—Elopomorpha()
orderNotacanthiformes
familyNotacanthidae
genusNotacanthusBloch 1788
speciescirculus

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.

†Notacanthus circulus Ohe and Araki 1973
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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: Early/Lower Miocene or 23.04000 to 15.98000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Japan (Mie) Notacanthus circulus (type locality: 222497)