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Moythomasia devonica
Taxonomy
Palaeoniscus devonicus was named by Clarke (1885). It is not extant. Its type specimen is ?MBSNS E 2044, a partial skeleton (Imperfect fish). Its type locality is Railway cutting, Sparta, which is in a Devonian marine shale in the Naples Formation of New York.
It was recombined as Rhadinichthys devonicus by Hussakof and Bryant (1918); it was recombined as Moythomasia devonica by Gardiner (1963).
It was recombined as Rhadinichthys devonicus by Hussakof and Bryant (1918); it was recombined as Moythomasia devonica by Gardiner (1963).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1885 | Palaeoniscus devonicus Clarke |
| 1918 | Rhadinichthys devonicus Hussakof and Bryant |
| 1963 | Moythomasia devonica Gardiner |
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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.
†Moythomasia devonica Clarke 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Frasnian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 382.31000 to 372.15000 Ma
Collections (5 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Frasnian | Iran | Moythomasia devonica (226048) | |
| Frasnian | USA (New York) | Palaeoniscus devonicus (226073) | |
| Late/Upper Devonian | USA (New York) | Palaeoniscus devonicus (226072) | |
| Middle Frasnian | Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) | Moythomasia devonica (226394) | |
| Late/Upper Frasnian | Canada (Ontario) | Moythomasia devonica (226507) |