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Nunaneichthys mexicanus

Osteichthyes - Albuliformes - Albulidae

Taxonomy
Nunaneichthys mexicanus was named by Hernández-Guerrero et al. (2021). Its type specimen is UAHMP-4232, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Muhi quarry, which is in an Albian/Cenomanian deep subtidal shelf lime mudstone in the El Doctor Formation of Mexico. It is the type species of Nunaneichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Nunaneichthys mexicanus Hernández-Guerrero et al. p. 4 figs. 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
RankNameAuthor
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Elopomorpha()
orderAlbuliformesGreenwood et al. 1966
familyAlbulidaeBleeker 1859
subfamilyPterothrissinaeGill 1893
genusNunaneichthys
speciesmexicanus

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.

Nunaneichthys mexicanus Hernández-Guerrero et al. 2021
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 113.20000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Albian - Cenomanian113.2 - 93.9Mexico (Hidalgo) Nunaneichthys mexicanus (type locality: 135815)