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Disichthys kimberleyensis

Palaeonisciformes - Holuridae

Taxonomy
Disichthys kimberleyensis was named by Broom (1913). Its type specimen is McGregor Memorial Museum 535 and is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Wesselton Mine, Kimberley (horizon obscured), which is in a Permian crater lake horizon in South Africa. It is the type species of Disichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Disichthys kimberleyensis Broom
1975Disichthys kimberleyensis Jubb and Gardiner

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familyHoluridaeMoy-Thomas 1939
genusDisichthysBroom 1913
specieskimberleyensis

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.

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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: Permian or 298.90000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Permian298.9 - 251.902South Africa (Northern Cape) Disichthys kimberleyensis (type locality: 228431)