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Mesonichthys

Elonichthyiformes - Acrolepidae

Taxonomy
Mesonichthys was named by Gardiner (1963). It is not extant. Its type is Elonichthys aitkeni.

It was assigned to Acrolepidae by Gardiner (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1963Mesonichthys Gardiner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
—Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyAcrolepidae
genusMesonichthys

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. †Mesonichthys Gardiner 1963
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†Mesonichthys aitkeni Traquair 1886
†Mesonichthys antipodeus Beltan 1978
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Holkerian to the top of the Sakmarian or 346.70000 to 290.10000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Holkerian - Asbian346.7 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Elonichthys aitkeni (229813 229814)
Serpukhovian330.3 - 323.4United Kingdom (England) Elonichthys aitkeni (229865)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Belgium M. aitkeni (228892)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2United Kingdom (Scotland) M. aitkeni (230423)
Bashkirian323.4 - 315.2United Kingdom (England) Elonichthys aitkeni (230542 230546) M. aitkeni (229797)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0United Kingdom (England) M. aitkeni (230540)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0United Kingdom (Devon) Elonichthys aitkeni (232961)
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.4 - 307.0United Kingdom (Cornwall) Elonichthys aitkeni (232960)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Scotland) M. aitkeni (227256 227257 227258 227259 227261)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium M. aitkeni (228854)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9United Kingdom (Lancashire) Elonichthys aitkeni (225464)
Asselian - Sakmarian298.9 - 290.1Uruguay (Northern Uruguay) M. antipodeus (232871)