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Rhadinichthys laevis

Palaeonisciformes - Rhadinichthyidae

Taxonomy
Rhadinichthys laevis was named by Traquair (1911). It is not extant. Its type specimen is GS 4705, NHM P.15320 (part and counterpart), a skeleton. Its type locality is Tarras Waterfoot, which is in a Holkerian terrestrial sandstone in the Calciferous Sandstone Series Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Rhadinichthys laevis Traquair

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyRhadinichthyidaeRomer 1945
genusRhadinichthysTraquair 1877
specieslaevisTraquair 1911

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.

†Rhadinichthys laevis Traquair 1911
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:35:42
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:35:42
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Holkerian or 346.70000 to 340.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holkerian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Rhadinichthys laevis (type locality: 227181)