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Wushaichthyidae

Actinopteri - Peltopleuriformes - Wushaichthyidae

Taxonomy

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Wushaichthyidae Shen and Arratia p. 1327

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPeltopleuriformes
superfamilyThoracopteroidea
familyWushaichthyidae
familyWushaichthyidae

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.

Fm. †Wushaichthyidae Shen and Arratia 2022
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G. †Peripeltopleurus Bürgin 1992
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G. †Wushaichthys Xu et al. 2015
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Wushaichthys exquisitus Xu et al. 2015
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: base of the Illyrian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Switzerland Peripeltopleurus vexillipinnis (122060 122067) Peripeltopleurus vexillipinnis, Peripeltopleurus hypsisomus (122058)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Italy Peripeltopleurus besanensis (122061)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Switzerland Peripeltopleurus vexillipinnis, Peripeltopleurus hypsisomus (122057)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Spain Peripeltopleurus sp. (148736 148739) Peripeltopleurus vexillipinnis (148735 148737)
Longobardian242.0 - 235.0China (Guizhou) Wushaichthys exquisitus (98907 164947)