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Teffichthys wui

Actinopteri - Perleidiformes - Perleididae

Taxonomy
Teffichthys wui was named by Xu et al. (2024). Its type specimen is IVPP V27614, a skeleton, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Qingshan quarry, Jurong, which is in a Smithian carbonate limestone in the Qinglong Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Teffichthys wui Xu et al. p. 168 figs. 2-6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
RankNameAuthor
superclassActinopterygii()
classActinopteri()
subclassNeopterygii(Regan 1923)
orderPerleidiformesBerg 1937
familyPerleididaeBrough 1931
genusTeffichthys
specieswui

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.

†Teffichthys wui Xu et al. 2024
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: detritivoref
Created: 2014-02-08 20:12:07
Modified: 2014-02-08 20:12:07
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Neuman and Wilson 1985, Carroll 1988

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Anhui) Plesioperleidus jiangsuensis (117945)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Jiangsu) Teffichthys wui (type locality: 117942)