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Sinoniscus macrolepis

Osteichthyes - Rhadinichthyiformes - Willomorichthyidae

Taxonomy
Sinoniscus macrolepis was named by Liu and Wang (1978). Its type specimen is IVPP V 5061-1, a partial skeleton (A fish with imperfect head, lacking paired fins), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Sinoniscus macrolepis Liu and Wang

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
orderRhadinichthyiformes
familyWillomorichthyidae
genusSinoniscusLiu and Wang 1979
speciesmacrolepisLiu and Wang 1978

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.

†Sinoniscus macrolepis Liu and Wang 1978
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: Guadalupian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51China (Xinjiang) Sinoniscus macrolepis (189975)