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Louwoichthys pusillus

Osteichthyes - Louwoichthyiformes - Louwoichthyidae

Taxonomy
Louwoichthys pusillus was named by Xu (2020). Its type specimen is IVPP V 20421, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Luoping biota (IVPP collection), which is in a Pelsonian carbonate lime mudstone in the Guanling Formation of China. It is the type species of Louwoichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2020Louwoichthys pusillus Xu p. 377 figs. 1-10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
RankNameAuthor
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
—NeopterygiiRegan 1923
orderLouwoichthyiformes
familyLouwoichthyidae
genusLouwoichthys
speciespusillus

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.

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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Pelsonian or 244.24000 to 243.33000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian244.24 - 243.33China (Yunnan) Louwoichthys pusillus (type locality: 156671 222557)