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Spinascutichthys pankowskiae

Actinopteri - Aulopiformes

Taxonomy
Spinascutichthys pankowskiae was named by Murray et al. (2022). Its type specimen is UALVP 61435, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is En Nammoura (UALVP collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Sannine Formation of Lebanon. It is the type species of Spinascutichthys.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2022Spinascutichthys pankowskiae Murray et al. p. 3 figs. 1-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Teleostei(Müller 1846)
Teleocephalade Pinna 1996
ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
Euteleosteomorpha
NeoteleosteiRosen 1973
Eurypterygia(Rosen 1973)
Aulopa
orderAulopiformesRosen 1973
suborderEnchodontoideiBerg 1937
genusSpinascutichthys
speciespankowskiae

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.

Spinascutichthys pankowskiae Murray et al. 2022
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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 20:54:50
Modified: 2009-07-20 22:54:50
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Cenomanian or 99.60000 to 93.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Lebanon Spinascutichthys pankowskiae (type locality: 228857)