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Paphosisciformes

Osteichthyes - Paphosisciformes

Taxonomy
Paphosisciformes was named by Grogan and Lund (2015). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by Grogan and Lund (2015).

Subtaxa
Paphosiscidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Paphosisciformes Grogan and Lund

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
—Actinopterygii()
orderPaphosisciformes
orderPaphosisciformes

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.

Or. †Paphosisciformes Grogan and Lund 2015
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Fm. †Paphosiscidae Grogan and Lund 2015
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G. †Paphosiscus Grogan and Lund 2015
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†Paphosiscus circulocaudus Grogan and Lund 2015
†Paphosiscus scalmocristus Grogan and Lund 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Arnsbergian or 326.90000 to 323.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6USA (Montana) Paphosiscus circulocaudus (116654 116762) Paphosiscus circulocaudus, Paphosiscus scalmocristus (226838)