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Usolia

Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Gonatodidae

Taxonomy
Usolia was named by Yankevich (1998).

It was assigned to Gonatodidae by Bakaev et al. (2020).

Entered
by P. Wagner on 2023-04-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Usolia Yankevich
2020Usolia Bakaev et al. p. 306

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyGonatodidae
genusUsoliaYankevich 1998

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. †Usolia Yankevich 1998
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Usolia eximia Yankevich 1996
Usolia orsa Yankevich and Minikh 1998
Usolia vicina Yankevich 1996
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2026-03-22 22:33:41
Modified: 2026-03-22 22:33:41
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Kiessling 2004, Elliott 2018

Age range: base of the Ufimian to the top of the Roadian or 277.30000 to 266.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian283.3 - 274.4Russian Federation (Komi Republic) U. eximia (232584)
Ufimian277.3 - 274.4Russian Federation (Respublika Komi) U. sp. (79491)
Roadian274.4 - 266.9Russian Federation (Perm) U. orsa, U. vicina (232592)