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Rhamphoichthys

Osteichthyes - Tselfatiiformes - Plethodidae

Taxonomy

Rhamphoichthys was named by El Hossny et al. (2023). Its type is Rhamphoichthys taxidiotis.

It was assigned to Plethodidae by El Hossny et al. (2023).

Species

Protosphyraena minor, Protosphyraena stebbingi, R. taxidiotis (type species)

Synonyms

Protosphyraena stebbingi was named by Woodward (1909).

It was considered a nomen dubium by El Hossny et al. (2023).
Tetrapterus minor was named by Agassiz (1837).

It was considered a nomen dubium by El Hossny et al. (2023).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1837	Tetrapterus minor Agassiz figs. Pl 60a, figs 9-13
1843	Tetrapterus minor Agassiz p. 91
1909	Protosphyraena stebbingi Woodward
2020	Protosphyraena stebbingi Amalfitano et al. p. 287 fig. 28
2023	Rhamphoichthys El Hossny et al. p. 3

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Actinopterygii	()
infraclass	Actinopteri	()
—	Teleosteomorpha
—	Teleostei	(Müller 1846)
order	Tselfatiiformes	Nelson 1994
family	Plethodidae	Loomis 1900
genus	Rhamphoichthys

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. †Rhamphoichthys El Hossny et al. 2023

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†Rhamphoichthys taxidiotis El Hossny et al. 2023

Invalid names: Protosphyraena minor Agassiz 1837 [nomen dubium], Protosphyraena stebbingi Woodward 1909 [nomen dubium]

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 21:48:32

Modified:

2009-07-20 23:48:32

Source: o = order, subp = subphylum

References: Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Italy (Padova)	Protosphyraena stebbingi (214718)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Lebanon	R. taxidiotis (232606)
Late/Upper Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	Germany	R. taxidiotis (232607)
Middle Cenomanian	100.5 - 93.9	United Kingdom (England)	Protosphyraena stebbingi (238509)
Cenomanian - Turonian	100.5 - 89.8	United Kingdom (England)	Protosphyraena stebbingi, Protosphyraena minor (238510)