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Paphosiscidae

Osteichthyes - Paphosisciformes - Paphosiscidae

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

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

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2015Paphosiscidae Grogan and Lund

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
orderPaphosisciformes
familyPaphosiscidae
familyPaphosiscidae

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.

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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

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)