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Fouldenia

Eurynotiformes - Styracopteridae

Taxonomy
Fouldenia was named by White (1927). Its type is Holurus ischypterus.

It was assigned to Palaeoniscidae by White (1927); and to Styracopteridae by Sallan and Coates (2013).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Fouldenia White
2013Fouldenia Sallan and Coates

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderEurynotiformes
familyStyracopteridaeMoy-Thomas 1937
genusFouldenia

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.

G. †Fouldenia White 1927
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†Fouldenia ischiptera Traquair 1881
†Fouldenia striatulus Schultze et al. 2021
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: Ivorian or 353.70000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (England) F. ischiptera (229809)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) Styracopterus ottadinicus (230372)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4United Kingdom (Scotland) F. ischiptera (10658)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7United Kingdom (Scotland) F. ischiptera (229962)