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Varialepis vitalii

Osteichthyes - Elonichthyiformes - Varialepididae

Taxonomy
Varialepis vitalii was named by Minikh (2009). Its type specimen is SGU 104-B/1560-a, a set of postcrania (Caudal portion of a fish), and it is a 3D body fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Varialepis vitalii Minikh

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
—Actinopterygii()
orderElonichthyiformesKazantseva-Selezneva 1977
familyVarialepididaeMinikh 1990
genusVarialepisMinikh 1990
speciesvitaliiMinikh 2009

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.

†Varialepis vitalii Minikh 2009
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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, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Severodvinian to the top of the Vyatkian or 264.28000 to 256.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Severodvinian - Vyatkian264.28 - 256.8Russian Federation (Orenburg) Varialepis vitalii (93030)