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Mengius

Actinopteri - Semionotiformes - Semionotidae

Taxonomy
Mengius was named by Thies et al. (2024). Its type is Mengius acutidens.

It was assigned to Lepidotidae by Thies et al. (2024).

Species
M. acutidens (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Mengius Thies et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
infraclassHolostei(Müller 1846)
Ginglymodi(Cope 1871)
orderSemionotiformes
familySemionotidae
genusMengius

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. †Mengius Thies et al. 2024
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Mengius acutidens Thies et al. 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: durophageo
Diet 2: carnivoreo
Created: 2009-07-20 21:41:44
Modified: 2013-12-06 12:03:17
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Toarcian or 184.20000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian184.2 - 174.7Germany (Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) M. acutidens (24862)