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Tienshaniscidae

Osteichthyes - Tienshaniscidae

Taxonomy
Tienshaniscidae was named by Liu and Wang (1978). Its type is Tienshaniscus.

It was assigned to Actinopterygii by van der Laan (2019).

Subtaxa
Tienshaniscus (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Tienshaniscidae Liu and Wang p. 3
2019Tienshaniscidae van der Laan p. 45

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
familyTienshaniscidaeLiu and Wang 1978
familyTienshaniscidaeLiu and Wang 1978

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.

Fm. †Tienshaniscidae Liu and Wang 1978
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G. †Tienshaniscus Liu and Wang 1978
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Tienshaniscus longipterus Liu and Wang 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Guadalupian or 274.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Guadalupian274.4 - 259.51China (Xinjiang) Tienshaniscus longipterus (189975)