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Amphicentrum granulosum

Osteichthyes - Amphicentriformes - Amphicentridae

Taxonomy
Amphicentrum granulosum was named by Young (1866). It is not extant. Its type specimen is Figured but not named, a skeleton (Complete fish). It is the type species of Chirodus, Amphicentrum.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Amphicentrum granulosum Young figs. pl. XX, fig. 1
1879Cheirodus granulosum Traquair
2021Amphicentrum granulosum Schultze et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
orderAmphicentriformes
familyAmphicentridaeYoung 1866
genusAmphicentrumYoung 1866
speciesgranulosumYoung 1866

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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Invalid names: Cheirodus granulosum Traquair 1879 [synonym]
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 Brigantian to the top of the Moscovian or 335.90000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Amphicentrum granulosum (230371 230425)
Pendleian330.3 - 326.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Amphicentrum granulosum (225477)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Amphicentrum granulosum (227256 227257 227258 227261)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom (Staffordshire) Amphicentrum granulosum (229822)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Amphicentrum granulosum (230354)