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Mansfieldiscus gibbus

Palaeonisciformes

Taxonomy
Elonichthys gibbus was named by Woodward (1906). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMVP 10296, a partial skeleton (Almost complete fish without tail).

It was recombined as Mansfieldiscus gibbus by Long (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Elonichthys gibbus Woodward p. 22
1988Mansfieldiscus gibbus Long

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
genusMansfieldiscus
speciesgibbus(Woodward 1906)

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.

†Mansfieldiscus gibbus Woodward 1906
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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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tournaisian or 358.86000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Australia (Victoria) Mansfieldiscus gibbus (type locality: 230548)