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Phanerorhynchus armatus

Palaeonisciformes - Phanerorhynchidae

Taxonomy
Phanerorhynchus armatus was named by Gill (1923). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Sparth, Rochdale, which is in a Bashkirian/Moscovian deltaic ironstone in the Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation of the United Kingdom. It is the type species of Phanerorhynchus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Phanerorhynchus armatus Gill

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
—Osteichthyes()
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
familyPhanerorhynchidae
genusPhanerorhynchus
speciesarmatusGill 1923

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Bashkirian to the top of the Moscovian or 323.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bashkirian - Moscovian323.2 - 307.0United Kingdom (England) Phanerorhynchus armatus (type locality: 230560)