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Teffichthys wui

Osteichthyes - 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
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
NeopterygiiRegan 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
Life habit: planktonicp
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, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Neuman and Wilson 1985, Hendy et al. 2009

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 (Jiangsu) Teffichthys wui (type locality: 117942)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1China (Anhui) Plesioperleidus jiangsuensis (117945)