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Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis

Osteichthyes - Marcopoloichthyidae

Taxonomy
Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis was named by Arratia et al. (2024). Its type specimen is PIMUZ T 3030, a skeleton, and it is a compression fossil. Its type locality is Point 902, Monte San Giorgio, Bed 10, which is in an Illyrian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal dolomite/shale in the Besano Formation of Switzerland.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis Arratia et al. p. 5 figs. 3-11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
familyMarcopoloichthyidae
genusMarcopoloichthys
speciesmirigioliensis

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.

Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis Arratia et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: planktonicp
Diet: suspension feederp
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Illyrian or 243.33000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Switzerland Marcopoloichthys mirigioliensis (236543 type locality: 236544 236545 236546)