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Elonichthys denticulatus

Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Elonichthyidae

Taxonomy
Elonichthys denticulatus was named by Traquair (1906). It is not extant. Its type specimen is NMS 1959.7, a mandible (Mandibular rami, left maxilla, scales).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Elonichthys denticulatus Traquair

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyElonichthyidae
genusElonichthysGiebel 1848
speciesdenticulatus

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.

Elonichthys denticulatus Traquair 1906
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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, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Famennian to the top of the Westphalian A or 372.15000 to 316.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Belgium (Hainaut) Elonichthys denticulatus (233386)
Namurian330.3 - 318.7France Elonichthys denticulatus (228886)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9France Elonichthys denticulatus (228891)
Westphalian A318.7 - 316.9Belgium Elonichthys denticulatus (228854)