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Hongkongichthys

Osteichthyes - Osteolepidiformes - Tristichopteridae

Taxonomy
Hongkongichthys was named by Wang (1997). It is considered to be a form taxon. Its type is Hongkongichthys youngi.

It was assigned to Eusthenopteridae by Wang (1997).

Species
H. youngi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Hongkongichthys Wang p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
RankNameAuthor
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
infraclassOsteolepidida(Boulenger 1901)
orderOsteolepidiformes
suborderCyclolepidoidei
familyTristichopteridaeCope 1887
genusHongkongichthys

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. †Hongkongichthys Wang 1997
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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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Middle Devonian or 393.47000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.47 - 382.31Hong Kong H. youngi (275905)