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Adroichthys tuberculatus

Eurynotiformes - Amphicentridae

Taxonomy
Adroichthys tuberculatus was named by Gardiner (1969). Its type specimen is SAM, a partial skeleton (incomplete fish wanting fins and tail in counterpart), and it is an impression. Its type locality is Soetendalsvlei, which is in a Tournaisian lacustrine - large mudstone/marl in the Waaiport Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Adroichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Adroichthys tuberculatus Gardiner pp. 445-447 fig. 14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderEurynotiformes
familyAmphicentridaeYoung 1866
genusAdroichthys
speciestuberculatus

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.

Adroichthys tuberculatus Gardiner 1969
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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: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7South Africa (Eastern Cape) Adroichthys tuberculatus (type locality: 226926)