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Puertollanichthys ritchiei

Osteichthyes - Aeduelliformes - Aeduellidae

Taxonomy
Puertollanichthys ritchiei was named by Forey and Young (1985). Its type specimen is NHMUK PV P.59947a,b, a skeleton (skull and anterior postcranium, part and counterpart), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Puertollanichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Puertollanichthys ritchiei Forey and Young

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
orderAeduelliformesHeyler 1969
familyAeduellidaeRomer 1945
genusPuertollanichthysForey and Young 1985
speciesritchieiForey and Young 1985

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.

†Puertollanichthys ritchiei Forey and Young 1985
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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Stephanian B or 301.40000 to 300.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Stephanian B301.4 - 300.9Spain (Castilla–La Mancha) Puertollanichthys ritchiei (230490)