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Palaeoniscus nanus

Osteichthyes - Palaeonisciformes - Palaeoniscidae

Taxonomy
Palaeoniscus nanus was named by Eichwald (1857). It is not extant. Its type locality is Kargalinski Mines, PIN 1954, PIN 48, locality 12 of Tverdokhlebov et al. (2005), which is in an Urzhumian deltaic sandstone/conglomerate in the Amanakskaya Formation of the Russian Federation.

It was recombined as Eurynotoides nanus by Minikh and Minikh (1990).

Synonyms
  • Eurynotoides cyprinion was named by Berg (1940). It is not extant. Its type specimen is SPMM 1/2860, a partial skeleton (Nearly complete fish lacking anterior part of the head and caudal fin).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Eurynotoides nanus by Minikh and Minikh (1990).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1857Palaeoniscus nanus Eichwald
1861Palaeoniscus nanus Von Eichwald
1940Eurynotoides cyprinion Berg
1990Eurynotoides nanus Minikh and Minikh

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii()
orderPalaeonisciformesHay 1902
suborderPalaeoniscoidei
familyPalaeoniscidaeVogt 1852
speciesPalaeoniscus nanusEichwald 1857
speciesnanusEichwald 1857

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.

†Palaeoniscus nanus Eichwald 1857
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available